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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, July 2012.

    Eurasian Scops-Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 4

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Eurasian Scops-Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Long-legged Buzzard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Shelduck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Gadwall | Oleg Lyakhov | 2

    Water Rail | Oleg Lyakhov | 2

    European Golden Oriole | Vladimir Shefer | 2

    Common Oystercatcher | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Greater Short-toed Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Black-winged Stilt | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Common Raven | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Long-legged Buzzard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Common Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Grey Heron | Oleg Lyakhov | 2

    Northern Wren | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brown Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Shikra | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Brandt's Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Great White Egret | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Shikra | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-headed Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Sanderling | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey Partridge | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Sedge Warbler | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Ruff | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Common Redshank | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Ruddy Shelduck | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Little Bittern | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eurasian Scops-Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Snipe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Calandra Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Rufous Bush Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-winged Tern | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Cuckoo | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Asian Desert Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Antonina Fokina | 1

    Shikra | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-headed Duck | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Teal | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-headed Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Sociable Lapwing | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Common Redshank | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Moorhen | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eurasian Scops-Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Pallas's Sandgrouse | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Raven | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Raven | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Little Bittern | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-headed Duck | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Bittern | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Short-eared Owl | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey Heron | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Grey Heron | Oleg Lyakhov | 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...