Black-throated Accentor

Prunella atrogularis huttoni (Horsfield et Moore, 1854)

2014-10-28 South Kazakhstan, Dzhabagly village	© Yevgeny Belousov

Description

Upperparts are darker, the dark mantle streaks are neater and darker; the bill is longer and thicker than on atrogularis. The black throat and buffy breast aren't divided by the white. The 1st primary is usually equal or longer than the greater primary coverts; the 2nd primary is shorter than the 6th one.

Distribution

Breeds in coniferous forests of Tien Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Saur. In end June – early July 1996 observed in Aksu-Dzhabagly Reserve, on Kaskabulak gorge. On passage and wintering occurs in Ile valley up to delta; lower reaches of Chu river; in Karatau and near Tashkent.

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. Г.П. Дементьев "Птицы СССР" том IV, 1937.