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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, March 2015.

    Black-headed Penduline Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 3

    Asian Rosy-Finch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 3

    Central Asia Starling | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Glaucous Gull | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Valentin Zenkov | 2

    Ruddy Shelduck | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Ayperi Akimkanova | 2

    Little Bustard | Ayperi Akimkanova | 2

    Black-headed Penduline Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Altai Black Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Grey Heron | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Turkestan Black Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Black Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Common Pheasant | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Kestrel | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Wagtail | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Wood Pigeon | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Wood Pigeon | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Hoopoe | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Baikal Bullfinch | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Crested Lark | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Calandra Lark | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Masked Wagtail | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-backed Masked Wagtail | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Eurasian Bittern | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Rock Bunting | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Lammergeier | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Corn Bunting | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Common Crane | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Pallas's Gull | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Grey Heron | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Blue-capped Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Altai Black Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Rock Bunting | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Ural Owl | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Horned Lark | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Boreal Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Turkestan Black Redstart | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Hawfinch | Anna Yasko | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Snowy Owl | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Water Pipit | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Glaucous Gull | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Mute Swan | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Crested Lark | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-backed Masked Wagtail | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Lammergeier | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Blue-capped Redstart | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Common Crane | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Hawfinch | Anna Yasko | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Hoopoe | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 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...