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2020-06-24
Jizzah region, Farish district, Farish pass |
© Maksim Mitropolskiy
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The adult Eurasian Crag Martins are brownish above, only the wings and the heads of some individuals are slightly darker. Underparts are off-white with the brownish-buffy tinge of belly which is deepened to undertail. The throat is pale almost white, brownish mottled. Tail feathers excluding central and outer pairs have one white oval patch in the inner webs. The tail is a low cut, the cut deepness is 4-6 mm. Bill is black, legs are pale-brownish, eyes are dark-brownish. Juveniles are similar on adults but the mantle's feathers have rusty-brownish edges. Underparts are rustier lightened on throat. Flight and tail feathers are slightly darker than on adults. Sizes: wing 126-134, tail 54-60, tarsus 10.4-12.3, bill 6.8-8 mm. Weight 19.4-21.6 gr.
"Птицы Казахстана" том 3. Алма-Ата, 1970.
