See also:
Otus scops Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Otus scops zarudnyi Tschusi, 1903
Otus scops bascanica Johansen, 1907
Otus scops sibirica Buturlin, 1910
Otus scops ferghanensis Buturlin, 1912
Otus scops irtyschensis Buturlin, 1912

Description

Please see the page of Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops). The characters of the race: General colour lighter, more grey, less brownish; rusty shade developed poorly or nearly absent; dark picture of upper parts more contrasts with basic background; whitish strips on nape and shoulders more developed than scops. The individual variability of feather colour less developed.

Distribution

Breeding at Naurzum Reserve, Northern Kazakhstan, Pavlodarskoye Trans-Irtysh'e, Kazakhishe upland, Southwest Altai, Saur, Tarbagatay, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Tien Shan, Karatau ridge and Semirechye. In summer observed in Monrak and Saur ridges. On other territory occurs on migration.

References

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