Common Raven

Corvus corax corax (Linnaeus, 1758)

2010-08-17 Tarbagatai foothills, Eastern Kazakhstan	© Gennadiy Dyakin

Description

Upper breast is black with a bluish or violet shine. Long gular feathers are shorter than in tibetanus. Wing length of males is 407-470 mm (438), of females 382-462 mm (433).

Distribution

Breeding in Naurzum Reserve, in Northern Kazakhstan and in southwest Altai. The brood recorded at June 13, 1982 on Koktau mount in Kalbinskiy Altai. Inhabits Zaysan depression, Monrak, Tarbagatay and Saur ridges. At once recorded on Tengiz lake 27 November 1990.

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.