Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris campestris (Linnaeus, 1758)

		adult
2011-06-07 Konstantionovka, Uspensky region, Pavlodar oblast	© Oleg Lyakhov

Description

Upperparts are darker, more brownish, less grey, than on griseus. The bill is medium-sized, rather thin.

Distribution

Breeds in northern half of Kazakhstan plains, in south to Caspian Sea, lower Irgiz river, Karaganda and Zaysan depression. In south occurs on migration. Once upon a time obtained at Markakol lake.

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.
А.Ф.Ковшарь "Певчие птицы". Алма-Ата, "Кайнар", 1983.