See also:
Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758
Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Corvus frugilegus centralis Tugarinov, 1929

Description

Please see the page of Rook (Corvus frugilegus). The characters of the race: Bill is shorter and slimmer than on frugilegus. The mask of facial skin is less extensive, covering the forehead, lores and occasionally part of the ear coverts. Upperparts have a greenish sheen.

Distribution

Breeding in Southern Altai in larch woods at Markakol’ lake and on poplar and birch near Katon-Karagay settlement. It must occur on migration in southern and south-eastern Kazakhstan, but this not confirmed at present. At Chokpak Pass, where a lot of Rooks ringed every autumn, not recorded jet.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005
Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.