Northern House Martin

Delichon urbica meridionalis (Hartert, 1910)

2015-04-11 Arys-Turkestan channel. South-Kazakhstan oblast.	© Askar Isabekov

Description

On color it is indistinguishable from urbica. Size is less: males wing 98.5-111 mm (103.8), females wing 100-108 mm (104.2); tail fork depth is 12-19 mm.

Distribution

Breeds in Western Tien Shan and Karatau. On migration occurs in Southern and South-Eastern Kazakhstan.

References

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