North Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis arvensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

2014-05-19 Oyan, West Kazakhstan province	© Ruslan Urazaliyev

Description

The edges of upperparts feathers are darker, more brownish and buffy; the general color of the upperparts is darker, than on dulcivox.

Distribution

Breeds in Western Kazakhstan from Volga-Ural area eastward to Turgay valley; in south to Northern Chink of Ustyurt and northern coast of Aral Sea. Occasionally winters on Barsa-Kelmes island.

References

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