European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur turtur (Linnaeus,1758)

2013-05-15 Tupkaragan, Mangystau.	© Aisagali Kadirov

Description

General colour darker than arenicola. Borders of scapulars and upper wing coverts are buffy-brownish, darker than arenicola; rump and upper tail coverts are dark-grey, craw and breast are lighter than arenicola.

Distribution

Breeds in northern part of Kazakhstan, in south to coast of Caspian Sea, lower reaches of Turgay river and Zaysan depression. Migrates through Ural valley mostly, in rest territory occurs very rare. Once in autumn observed in Kurgaldzhino (September 1948).

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.