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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, August 2012.

    Barn Swallow | Ivan Zuban | 4

    Garganey | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Ruddy Turnstone | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Curlew Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Red-necked Phalarope | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Glossy Ibis | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Eurasian Curlew | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Vladimir Shefer | 2

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Red-necked Phalarope | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-headed Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Hodgson's Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Himalayan Snowcock | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-billed Chough | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow-billed Chough | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Alpine Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Sanderling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hodgson's Rosefinch | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Alpine Accentor | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Himalayan Lammergeier | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Common Kestrel | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Tern | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey Heron | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Ruff | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Lammergeier | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Brown Accentor | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pacific Golden Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Marsh Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Sanderling | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Curlew Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Gadwall | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Song Thrush | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Common Snipe | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Paddyfield Warbler | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Masked Wagtail | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Green Sandpiper | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellow-billed Chough | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Alpine Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Himalayan Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Brown Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Greenish Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eurasian Curlew | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Snipe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Grey Heron | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Grey Heron | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Citrine Wagtail | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Whooper Swan | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Ruddy Turnstone | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Yellow-backed Wagtail | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Himalayan Lammergeier | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greenish Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Whooper Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Redshank | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Kentish Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Kentish Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Golden Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Water Pipit | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Brown Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    European Golden Oriole | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Water Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Himalayan Golden Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Shikra | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Asian Desert Warbler | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Ruddy Turnstone | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Golden Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    European Golden Oriole | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Himalayan Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Sanderling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hodgson's Rosefinch | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Wallcreeper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Himalayan Snowcock | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Kentish Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pacific Golden Plover | 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...