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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 2015.

    Pallas's Sea-Eagle | Oleg Belyalov | 3

    Wood Pigeon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Spoonbill | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Turkestan Shrike | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Brown Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Wood Pigeon | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Green Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-crowned Night Heron | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ruff | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Serg Silan | 1

    Hume's Warbler | Serg Silan | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Serg Silan | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Serg Silan | 1

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Serg Silan | 1

    Willow Tit | Serg Silan | 1

    Black Kite | Serg Silan | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Olga Dalnova | 1

    Paddyfield Warbler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Red-footed Falcon | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Shelduck | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Anna Yasko | 1

    Sociable Lapwing | Steve Klasan | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Anna Yasko | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Olga Dalnova | 1

    Little Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Natali Kim | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Olga Dalnova | 1

    Brown Dipper | Dauren Omarov | 1

    Red-footed Falcon | Yuriy Malkov | 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...