Common Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris flava (Gmelin, 1789)

2016-10-21 Kostanai oblast, Karabalyk region, Sasykkol lake.	© Yuriy Malkov

Description

Upperparts are generally darker, more brown less pink-grey; the upperparts streaks are bolder and darker than on brandti. The forehead and throat are yellow or whitish-yellow. The black mask and breast-collar not merged and separated by a yellow or whitish-yellow strip.

Distribution

Occurs only in winter on almost all territory of the plains of Kazakhstan, sometimes winters on Markakol lake.

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.