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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 2015.

    Long-eared Owl | Anna Yasko | 3

    Tree Sparrow | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Long-legged Buzzard | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Tree Sparrow | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Laughing Dove | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Laughing Dove | Yevgeny Belousov | 2

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rook | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Carrion Crow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Chiffchaff | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Bewick's Swan | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Mallard | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Common Mynah | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Laughing Dove | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Yellow-breasted Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black Kite | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Little Owl | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Brandt's Rosefinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Northern Reed Bunting | Anna Yasko | 1

    Siberian Black-backed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Anna Yasko | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Anna Yasko | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Siskin | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Common Mynah | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Blackcap | Aktan Muhashov | 1

    Common Raven | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Anna Yasko | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Laughing Dove | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Siberian Black-backed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Great Grey Shrike | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

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    Big Year 2026

    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...