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    Crested Lark

    Galerida cristata tenuirostris (Brehm, 1858)

    Хохлатый жаворонок | Айдарлы бозторғай
    2012-10-03
    Western Kazakhstan oblast. Zhanibek region, Mangur village.
    © Albert Salemgareyev

    Description

    Upperparts are dark and more buffy; dark streaks on upperparts are broader than on other races.

    Distribution

    Breeds in Western Kazakhstan, eastward up to Ural-Emba watershed and Utva-Ilek area.

    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 iwanowi
    (Loudon et Zarudny, 1903)
    Galerida cristata magna
    (Hume, 1871)

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