Population: In Europe, the breeding population is about 10.6–31.5 million mature individuals; the size of the global population is in the range of 10-500 million adults. In Kazakhstan, the usual view.
Status. A species that is not used for economic purposes, but has ecological, cultural, or other value.
Habitat. In Kazakhstan, it breeds almost everywhere, both on the plain and in the highlands, from the Volga-Ural interfluve to Altai (Katon-Karagai) and Tien Shan (Talas, Kirghiz and Trans-Ili Alatau ranges, as well as in Karatau). It is found everywhere on the fly.
