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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, December 2012.

    Common Chaffinch | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Vladimir Shefer | 2

    Northern Reed Bunting | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Black-throated Thrush | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Eastern Buzzard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Mountain Long-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Redwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Reed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red Crossbill | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Raouf Bairashev | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Brambling | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red Crossbill | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Himalayan Lammergeier | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    European Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Pochard | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Whooper Swan | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Mute Swan | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Tufted Duck | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Mew Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Mallard | Natali Kim | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Raouf Bairashev | 1

    Brambling | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Great Grey Shrike | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Mute Swan | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Mew Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Natali Kim | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Andrey Kovalenko | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Antonina Fokina | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Aibek Adilmagambetov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 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...