Ile Pander's Ground-Jay

Podoces panderi ilensis (Menzbier et Schnitnikov, 1915)

2015-06-03 Almatinskaja obl. JUzhnoe Pribalhash'e s.Karoj	© Alexandr Belyaev

Description

Larger and darker than panderi, the black spotting on the breast is bigger than in panderi. Wing length of males is 125.7-133.0 mm (130.0), of females 115.5-125.0 mm (120.6).

Distribution

Breeds in Southern Trans-Balkhash area from southwest point eastward to Aksu valley; in north to Balkhash coast; in south probably to Taukum and Sary-Ishikotrau sands.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. Рябицев В. К., Ковшарь А. Ф., Ковшарь В. А., Березовиков Н. Н. «Полевой определитель птиц Казахстана», Алматы, 2014.