Population: The number in Kazakhstan is estimated at 348-639 pairs. The global population of the species is approximately 12.4 thousand to 36 thousand mature individuals..
Status. A rare and endangered species declining in numbers (Category III).
Habitat. Africa, mountains of Southern Europe, Arabia, Asia Minor, Iran,Afghanistan, India, Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, it lives in the spurs of theTien Shan and Zhetysu Alatau mountains; and on the chinks of the Ustyurt plateau and the Mangyshlak peninsula. It winters in India and Africa..
