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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, June 2016.

    White-throated Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 4

    Black-headed Penduline Tit | Alexandr Katuncev | 4

    Black-headed Penduline Tit | Alexandr Katuncev | 4

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Great Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Great Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Crested Lark | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Coot | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Great White Egret | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Spoonbill | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Slender-billed Gull | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Great Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Common Kingfisher | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Tree Sparrow | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Upcher's Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 2

    Streaked Scrub Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 2

    Kentish Plover | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    European Nightjar | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Syke's Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Common Tern | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Rock Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Upcher's Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 2

    Red-headed Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Black-Necked Grebe | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black Tern | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Golden Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Penduline Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mute Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mute Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Lark | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Sand Martin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey Heron | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Cuckoo | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Kentish Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Crested Lark | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ruddy Shelduck | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barn Swallow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Steppe Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Tern | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hybrid Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mute Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Shelduck | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rook | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Penduline Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Tern | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Slender-billed Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hoopoe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mistle Thrush | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey-necked Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Rock Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Northern House Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Mongolian Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Tawny Pipit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey-necked Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Rock Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Mongolian Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Indian Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Dalmatian Pelican | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Tern | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Oriental Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Montagu's Harrier | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Nightingale | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Tawny Pipit | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Cinereous Vulture | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Little Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-Winged Woodpecker | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Hooded Crow | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Little Owl | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Common Tern | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Syke's Warbler | Boris Gubin | 1

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Egyptian Vulture | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Eurasian Stone Curlew | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Rosy Starling | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Rook | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Serg Silan | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Serg Silan | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Serg Silan | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Himalayan Accentor | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Common Snipe | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Yellow-breasted Bunting | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    White-tailed Lapwing | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Pallas's Gull | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Indian Sparrow | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Rock Pigeon | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Rock Pigeon | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Bluethroat | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Common Sandpiper | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Azure Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Common Pheasant | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Hooded Crow | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Rosy Starling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Central Asia Starling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Whooper Swan | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Barred Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Northern Reed Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Greater Short-toed Lark | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Cormorant | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Reed Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-crowned Penduline-Tit (stoliczkae) | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Thrush Nightingale | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pallas's Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Shelduck | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Rock Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Mongolian Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Indian Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-throated Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Northern Wheatear | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Serg Silan | 1

    Black-headed Penduline Tit | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    White-Backed Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Indian Sparrow | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Streaked Scrub Warbler | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Whooper Swan | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Reed Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Northern Wheatear | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Indian Sparrow | Sergey Kornev | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Owl | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rock Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rock Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey-necked Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Calandra Lark | Maksut Nurkabayev | 1

    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Syke's Warbler | Boris Gubin | 1

    Northern Wheatear | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Reed Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Desert Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 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...