Northern Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes tianschanicus (Sharpe, 1881)

2007-01-09 Ozerny chine, Ile-Alatau National Park	© Askar Isabekov

Description

The upperparts are more or less grey tinged. The grey tinge on the crown and nape distinctly contrasts the brownish-buffy rear-mantle, rump and upperwing coverts.

Distribution

Breeds in Tien Shan (Zailiyskiy, Kungey, Terskey Alatau, Ketmen ridges; since 1960 occasionally Talasskiy Alatau), Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Tarbagatay, and Saur (where 13-28 August 1991 was common). On wandering and wintering recorded in Zaysan depression (at Saur foothills), Ile valley up to delta, in Chu-Iliyskiye Mts., Talasskiy Alatau and its foothills, in particular at Chokpak Pass.

References

В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000. 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.