Crested Lark

Galerida cristata tenuirostris (Brehm, 1858)

2012-10-03 Western Kazakhstan oblast. Zhanibek region, Mangur village.	© Albert Salemgareyev

Description

Upperparts are dark and more buffy; dark streaks on upperparts are broader than on other races.

Distribution

Breeds in Western Kazakhstan, eastward up to Ural-Emba watershed and Utva-Ilek area.

References

"Птицы Казахстана" том 3. "Наука". Алма-Ата, 1970.
Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005.
Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.
А.Ф.Ковшарь "Певчие птицы". Алма-Ата, "Кайнар", 1983.