Common Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris tianschanica (Hartert, 1905)

2005-03-15 Kazachka, Ile Alatau National Park	© Askar Isabekov

Description

Buffy tinge on upper parts is more yellowish, less brownish or rusty-brown; bill is longer than in other races.

Distribution

Breeds in Northern Tien Shan (Zailiyskiy, Kungey, Terskey, Ketmen ridges) and Dzhungarskiy Alatau, and also in riparian forest in Charyn river. On dispersal occurs in Aksu-Dzhabagly Reserve (Talasskiy Alatau), in Almaty, Dzharkent and in foothills of Dzhungarskiy Alatau.

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.