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    Crested Lark

    Galerida cristata iwanowi (Loudon et Zarudny, 1903)

    Хохлатый жаворонок | Айдарлы бозторғай
    2005-09-30
    Koragaty, Ryskulov region, Dzhambyl oblast
    © Askar Isabekov

    Description

    Upperparts are paler and more sandy; dark streaks on upperparts are narrower than on other races.

    Distribution

    Breeds in southern Kazakhstan from Mangyshlak eastward up to foothills of Tien Shan and Dzhungarskiy Alatau; in north to northern coast of Aral Sea, Betpak-Dala and Zaysan depression.

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

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    relative taxons

    Galerida cristata
    (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Galerida cristata tenuirostris
    (Brehm, 1858)
    Galerida cristata magna
    (Hume, 1871)
    synonyms

    Galerida cristata vamberyi
    (Harms, 1907)

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    Игорь Фефелов: Поручейник. Клюв тонкий, длинный
    2026-07-12

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