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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, September 2015.

    Sociable Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Common Chiffchaff | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Timur Iskakov | 2

    Broad-billed Sandpiper | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Tibetan Common Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    White's Thrush | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Eurasian Hobby | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Great Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Isabelline Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey Heron | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barn Swallow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Greenshank | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ruff | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Avocet | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Snipe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Crested Lark | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brown Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brown Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Snipe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black Kite | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Upland Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pacific Golden Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Snipe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black Redstart | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Isabelline Shrike | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Greater Flamingo | Timur Iskakov | 1

    Sociable Lapwing | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Merlin | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Sociable Lapwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Broad-billed Sandpiper | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Pochard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Crested Honey-Buzzard | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Serg Silan | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Common Crane | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Pied Avocet | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Anna Yasko | 1

    Crested Lark | Anna Yasko | 1

    Azure Tit | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Lesser Flamingo | Steve Klasan | 1

    Grey Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Turkestan Black Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Bearded Tit | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Bearded Tit | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | 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...