Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula merula (Linnaeus, 1758)

		male female
2008-11-01 Karamendy settlement, Naurzum region, Kostanai oblast 2014-10-19 Kerti. Western Chink of Usturt. Tuzbair vicinity.	© Albert Salemgareyev © Askar Isabekov

Description

The general color of female is lighter; the rusty color on the breast is more dispersed than on intermedius. The bill is thinner than on intermedius.

Distribution

Breeding near Orenburg is not confirmed by the factual materials, last decades it not found on the middle current of Ural river and in Utva-Ilek area. Occurs on migration in Volga-Ural area, in lower current of Ural river (last record at Chapaevo November 10 1958, but we saw it on April 2 2006 on Chagan river - birds.kz); in Naurzum Reserve; on Emba and Syrdarya valleys, where as well as on Barsa-Kelmes island occurs also in winter. Vagrant birds observed in Chelkar station (November 3 1963); in Ladyzhenka settlement; in Zaisan depression; and Kurgaldzhino on April-May and October.

References

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. Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. А.Ф.Ковшарь "Певчие птицы". Алма-Ата, "Кайнар", 1983.