Barred Warbler

Sylvia nisoria merzbacheri (Schalow, 1907)

		adult
2007-05-11 Almaty, Old Square	© Askar Isabekov

Description

Upper parts are paler than on nisoria.

Distribution

Breeds in foothills and in low mountains in Tien Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau; on Ile, Charyn and Karatal valleys; and in Alakol depression. The distribution on migration isn't determined.

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.