Pamir Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris albigula (Bonaparte, 1850)

2012-06-23 Assy Plateau. Zailiyskiy Alatau	© Vassiliy Fedorenko

Description

General upperparts are similar on brandti, but the rear mantle is more clayey less grey than on brandti. The forehead and throat are white. The black color of cheeks and breast merges, forming the black ring around the white throat.

Distribution

Breeds in highlands of Tien Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Saur and Chiliktinskaya valley. Details of seasonal distribution are not known.

References

"Птицы Казахстана" том 3. "Наука". Алма-Ата, 1970.
Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005.
Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.