Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug milvipes (Jerdon, 1871)

2006-01-19 Kamenka, Ryskulov region, Dzhambyl oblast	© Askar Isabekov

Description

Upper parts are brownish with regular pale bars. Head is lighter than mantle. On flanks and leg-feathers the cross pattern is formed by dark spots and streaks.

Distribution

Occurs in winter in spurs and wide valleys of Tien Shan. Probably birds of this race recorded on Markakol lake.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.