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Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
  • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
  • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
  • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
  • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Phoenicopteridae
  • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
  • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
  • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
  • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
  • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
  • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
  • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
  • Cuculiformes
  • Cuculidae
  • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
  • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
  • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
  • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
  • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
  • Piciformes
  • Picidae
  • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae
  • classification:

    Gaviiformes
  • Gaviidae
  • Podicipediformes
  • Podicipedidae
  • Pelecaniformes
  • Pelecanidae
  • Phalacrocoracidae
  • Ciconiiformes
  • Ardeidae
  • Threskiornithidae
  • Ciconiidae
  • Phoenicopteriformes
  • Phoenicopteridae
  • Anseriformes
  • Anatidae
  • Falconiformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Falconidae
  • Galliformes
  • Tetraonidae
  • Phasianidae
  • Gruiformes
  • Gruidae
  • Rallidae
  • Otididae
  • Charadriiformes
  • Burhinidae
  • Charadriidae
  • Recurvirostridae
  • Haematopodidae
  • Scolopacidae
  • Glareolidae
  • Stercorariidae
  • Laridae
  • Pterocletiformes
  • Pteroclidae
  • Columbiformes
  • Columbidae
  • Cuculiformes
  • Cuculidae
  • Strigiformes
  • Strigidae
  • Caprimulgiformes
  • Caprimulgidae
  • Apodiformes
  • Apodidae
  • Coraciiformes
  • Coraciidae
  • Alcedinidae
  • Meropidae
  • Upupiformes
  • Upupidae
  • Piciformes
  • Picidae
  • Passeriformes
  • Hirundinidae
  • Alaudidae
  • Motacillidae
  • Laniidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Sturnidae
  • Corvidae
  • Bombycillidae
  • Cinclidae
  • Troglodytidae
  • Prunellidae
  • Sylviidae
  • Regulidae
  • Muscicapidae
  • Turdidae
  • Paradoxornithidae
  • Aegithalidae
  • Remizidae
  • Paridae
  • Sittidae
  • Certhiidae
  • Ploceidae
  • Fringillidae
  • Emberizidae
  • Best photos of the month, June 2012.

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Eurasian Hobby | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Dalmatian Pelican | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Saxaul Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Red-headed Bunting | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Shikra | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Grey Plover | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Common Tern | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Hodgson's Rosefinch | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    European Greenfinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue-capped Redstart | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    European Bee-eater | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Kentish Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Kentish Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Shikra | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Wood Pigeon | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black Stork | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Pamir Horned Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Coot | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Sand Martin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey Heron | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Greater Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Kestrel | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Stone Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Indian Golden Oriole | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Montagu's Harrier | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eurasian Stone Curlew | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Shikra | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-tailed Shrike | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    rare birds records


    Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

    © Andrey Kovalenko
    2026-06-06
    Almaty area, Sorbulak.

    Second registration of the species on Lake Sorbulak. The first was more than 40 years ago, when two birds were discovered among Grey Herons on June 30, 1982 (Erokhov, 1991). According to available data, this is the easternmost point of flight of the yellow heron from its main range.


    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Vasilii Bastaev
    2026-05-08
    Karakol lake, Mangystau

    The second record of a rare migratory species this season.


    Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

    © Qanatbek Kenzhegulov
    2026-04-14
    Aktau, Mangystau region

    A rare passage species in Kazakhstan. The most recent photographic record in the country was made on 21 April 2022 in the Suzak District of Turkestan Region (Martin Grienenberger; see the website gallery). In Mangystau Region, only two records supported by photographic evidence are known from recent decades of the 21st century: 20–24 May 2009 in the Kenderli area (Neve et al., 2010) and the present observation.


    Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

    © Alexandr Fedulin
    2026-03-30

    A new species for the Teniz-Korgalzhinsky region. The first photographic confirmation on the website for the Kazakh Uplands. Recorded on March 28 and 30 in different parts of the village.

    unidentified birds


    2026-06-22

    Андрей Коваленко: Вопрос - что он тут потерял в июне... Когда снимал, думал что снимаю курганника...

    2026-06-21

    Андрей Коваленко: По фото вряд ли, но в это время там только луговые...

    more unidentified birds...