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| Ketmen Mtns 3250 meters July 1998 melanic form: styx (enlarged) | Naryn-Tau 2600 meters Kirghyzia ssp albulus female |
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| Kirgizskiy Alatau, NW Tian Shan July 1999 ssp namaganus |
Widespread but local from N Afghanistan and N India to Central Russia east to western China. Numerous subspecies; Melanic forms such as the one shown occur in several of the subspecies in varying proportions.