Eastern Common Swift

Apus apus pekinensis (Swinhoe, 1870)

2016-04-13 Kuryk. Mangistau.	© Askar Isabekov

Description

General colour lighter than apus, forehead greyish and lighter than back; the light spot on throat is purer white and larger than apus.

Distribution

Breeds in southern part of Kazakhstan: in Ustyurt, Kyzylkum desert, Tien Shan and area adjacent to Balkhash lake from south (in Bakanas 30 June 2001). In said range occurs on 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.