Common Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus longipes (Buturlin, 1910)

2013-05-02 Korgalzhyn	© Oleg Lyakhov

Description

Black on head, neck, upper mantle is with brownish tinge. Bill is shorter than buturlini. Wing length: males 243-265 (253), females 244-269 (256) mm; bill length: males 70.6-80.0 (75.8), females 80.0-89.5 (84.1) mm.

Distribution

Breeds in forest-steppe and steppe zones of Kazakhstan. On migration occurs everywhere. Vagrants observed on Markakol lake 26 August 1978, 9 June 1980 and 17-22 May 1981.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.