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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, November 2012.

    Siberian Common Starling | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    European Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    European Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Himalayan Golden Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Goldcrest | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Baikal Bullfinch | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

    Siberian Common Starling | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Common Treecreeper | Vladimir Shefer | 2

    Water Rail | Oleg Lyakhov | 2

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rook | Askar Isabekov | 1

    House Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Azure Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Reed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mistle Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Pheasant | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Redwing | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Willow Tit | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Great Tit | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Fieldfare | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Twite | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Twite | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Coal Tit | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Songar Tit | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Twite | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-Winged Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellowhammer | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Great Grey Shrike | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bean Goose | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-Winged Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bearded Tit | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellowhammer | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Redwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Lammergeier | Zhaskairat Ermek | 1

    Song Thrush | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Greater Flamingo | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Hybrid Crow | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Antonina Fokina | 1

    Black-throated Thrush | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    Redwing | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    House Sparrow | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    Common Chaffinch | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    European Greenfinch | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Tufted Duck | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Bean Goose | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Fieldfare | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Hawfinch | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Pamir Horned Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Himalayan Golden Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Goldcrest | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Antonina Fokina | 1

    Brambling | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Jay | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    White-Winged Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Whooper Swan | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Baikal Bullfinch | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Willow Tit | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Antonina Fokina | 1

    Brambling | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Water Rail | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Eurasian Jay | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Hawfinch | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Water Rail | Oleg Lyakhov | 1

    Water Rail | 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...