Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus acredula (Linnaeus, 1758)

2015-08-20 Aktau, Mangystau	© Anna Yasko

Description

The upper parts are greenish-brownish-olive, more greenish than on yakutensis.

Distribution

Breeds in lowers of Ilek and Khobda rivers. On migration it occurs mostly in western Kazakhstan where it is quite common in Ural valley and in Volga – Ural steppes.

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.