Order PASSERIFORMES | Family ALAUDIDAE |


Eremophila alpestris brandti Dresser, 1874

Horned Lark

See also:
Eremophila alpestris Linnaeus, 1758
Eremophila alpestris flava Gmelin, 1789

Synonyms

Eremophila alpestris parvexi Taczanowski, 1876
Eremophila alpestris hachlovi Meise, 1932
Eremophila alpestris altaica Meise, 1932

Description. Upperparts are generally lighter, more pink-grey less brown; the upperparts streaks are lighter and narrower than on flava. The forehead and throat are white. The black mask and breast-collar not merged and separated by the white strip.

Distribution. Breeds in most of plains areas, in north up to Kamysh-Samar lakes, Ilek river basin, Betpak-Dala, Kazakh upland, Semeytau and Zaysan depression.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005
Ý.È.Ãàâðèëîâ. "Ôàóíà è ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå ïòèö Êàçàõñòàíà". Àëìàòû, 1999.