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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, January 2016.

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Coal Tit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Mute Swan | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Chukar Partridge | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Coal Tit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Eurasian Dipper | Serg Silan | 2

    Hen Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Mistle Thrush | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Brown Accentor | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-tailed Tit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    European Robin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Mallard | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Eurasian Siskin | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Hawfinch | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Azure Tit | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Coal Tit | Ruslan Urazaliyev | 1

    Spotted Redshank | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Brambling | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Water Rail | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Great White Egret | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Hooded Crow | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Common Mynah | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Red-billed Chough | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Serg Silan | 1

    Common Mynah | Serg Silan | 1

    Rock Pigeon | Serg Silan | 1

    Hawfinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Black Woodpecker | Dennis Urazaliyev | 1

    Hen Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Hawfinch | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Grey Partridge | Alyona Koshkina | 1

    Goldcrest | Alyona Koshkina | 1

    Azure Tit | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Snow Bunting | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Northern Wren | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Coal Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-bellied Dipper | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Brambling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Common Buzzard | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Brown Accentor | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    European Robin | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Mew Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Greater Flamingo | Anna Yasko | 1

    Common Chaffinch | Anna Yasko | 1

    Fieldfare | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Hooded Crow | Stanislav Gubin | 1

    Long-tailed Tit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Water Rail | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Snow Bunting | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Hooded Crow | Stanislav Gubin | 1

    European Robin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Crimson-winged Finch | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Snow Bunting | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Tufted Duck | Anna Yasko | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Snow Bunting | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Snow Bunting | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 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...