Western Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola werae (Buturlin, 1907)

		adult juvenile
2014-04-10 Karamendy vill., Naurzum reg., Kostanay obl. 2011-08-22 Tuz lake, Lebjazhinsky region, Pavlodar oblast	© Aleksey Timoshenko © Oleg Lyakhov

Description

The mantle is lighter, more ashy grey, than on citreola. The size is in average less than on quassatrix. Male wing length 74.2-83.0 (78.9) mm.

Distribution

Breeds in northern part of Kazakhstan from Ilek river up to foothills of Altai, and also between Altai and Tien Shan. The passage distribution is deficiently explored.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. "Птицы Казахстана" том 3. "Наука". Алма-Ата, 1970. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. А.Ф.Ковшарь "Певчие птицы". Алма-Ата, "Кайнар", 1983.