Coal Tit

Parus ater rufipectus (Severtzov, 1873)

2013-09-22 Kimasar. Ile Alatau National Park.	© Askar Isabekov

Description

The mantle and rump are bluish-grey, darker than in ater. The rump is slightly olive-tinged. Under parts are dirty buff, flanks are buffy-olive. Male wing length 58.0-63.0 (60.0) mm.

Distribution

Breeds in Tien Shan (except Western Tien Shan) and Dzhungarskiy Alatau. On dispersal occasionally come down in foothills (to Almaty) and Ile valley.

References

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