Lesser Whitethroat

Sylvia curruca minula (Hume, 1873)

2006-09-16 Almaty, Republic Square	© Askar Isabekov

Description

Upper parts are sandy as on jaxartica intensive buffy tinged. On size it is lesser than other races. Wing length 58.0-66.5 (62.0) mm. Wing more rounded (often P2 = P7 or even P7>P2>P8).

Distribution

Occurs rarely on migration in mountain, foothill areas and deserts of South-East Kazakhstan in April – May (at 23 May 2003 in Kumbar sands) and October (at 22 October 1938 near Chimkent). On Sorbulak lake one bird ringed 2 May 2004.

References

В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург, Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000. Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.