Booted Warbler

Hippolais caligata caligata (Lichtenstein, 1823)

2006-07-05 Zelenovsky region, West Kazakhstan oblast	© Askar Isabekov

Description

The upperparts are darker than on annectens.

Distribution

Breeds in northern half of Kazakhstan; in the south to Kamysh-Samar lakes; to Karmanovo in Ural valley; to Northern Trans-Aral area; Syrdarya delta; lower Sarysu river. It lives in foothills of Southwest Altai; on southern spurs of Chingiztau; at Semipalatinsk vicinities. In south it occurs on migration.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.