Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)

		juvenile
2020-10-13 Caspian Sea, Tup-Karagan.	© Andrey Kovalenko

Distribution

Recorded on migration in western part of Kazakhstan (Ural river, Caspian Sea), less often observed to the east – up to Syrdarya river and Telekol'skiye lakes.

Biology

Rare passage migrant. In spring occurs on large reservoirs in end April – early May, in autumn recorded in end September - October. Probably occasionally wintering close to Caspian Sea shore.

References

Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. Рябицев В. К., Ковшарь А. Ф., Ковшарь В. А., Березовиков Н. Н. «Полевой определитель птиц Казахстана», Алматы, 2014. Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005.