Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus casiotis (Bonoparte, 1854)

2012-09-08 Republic Square, Almaty	© Aibek Adilmagambetov

Description

General colour lighter than palumbus. Neck-spots are less than palumbus and mostly with buffy shade. Male wing length 238-269 (256) mm.

Distribution

Breeds in Tien Shan and Karatau, in Dzhungarskiy Alatau and its foothills, up to lower reaches of Tentek river. In said range occurs during migration.

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.