Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica pallidogularis (Zarudny, 1897)

		male
2006-07-13 Peremetnoe, Zelenovsky region, West Kazakhstan oblast	© Askar Isabekov

Description

The upper parts and blue bib color are lighter than on svecica. Spot on blue bib is rusty.

Distribution

Breeds and occurs on migration widely in plains of Kazakhstan from Ural valley in the east to the western foothills of Altai, Alakol depression and the valley of middle Ile river; and in the south to lower of Syrdarya and Chu rivers. On migration occurs in Volga-Ural area, on Mangyshlak and in southern Kazakhstan also.

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.