Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug aralocaspius (Kleinschmidt, 1939)

2009-08-02 Kumala river, Dzhezkazgan area	© Andrey Kovalenko

Description

General colour of upper parts is pale, brownish; mantle is with pale-bars pattern. Upper tail coverts are with bluish-grey tinge which is more expressed at males. Legs are dark-streaked.

Distribution

Breeds in Mangyshlak.

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.