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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 2016.

    Finsch's Wheatear | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Icterine Warbler | Vladimir Shefer | 3

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 3

    Bluethroat | Alexey Maznitsin | 3

    Eurasian Hobby | Valeriy Gryunberg | 3

    Greenish Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Brown Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Collared Pratincole | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Himalayan Accentor | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Alpine Accentor | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Turkestan Black Redstart | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Red-billed Chough | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Finsch's Wheatear | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Rock Sparrow | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Common Quail | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Bluethroat | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Black Redstart | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Black Lark | Alexey Maznitsin | 2

    Eurasian Dotterel | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Pied Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 2

    Spotted Flycatcher | Andrei Kuryashkin | 2

    Black Stork | Serg Silan | 2

    Black Redstart | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Eurasian Hobby | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

    Bluethroat | Alexey Maznitsin | 2

    Peregrine Falcon | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Hume's Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Barred Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brown Accentor | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Cetti's Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Greater Spotted Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Pacific Golden Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Alpine Accentor | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Brown Accentor | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    White-tailed Lapwing | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Crested Lark | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Steppe Grey Shrike | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Sociable Lapwing | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Moorhen | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Syke's Warbler | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Booted Warbler | Serg Silan | 1

    Little Stint | Serg Silan | 1

    Little Stint | Serg Silan | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Himalayan Accentor | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Green Sandpiper | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Himalayan Accentor | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Great Rosefinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Water Pipit | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Little Stint | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Great Cormorant | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Black-tailed Godwit | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Sand Martin | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Black-tailed Godwit | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Montagu's Harrier | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Snipe | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Whooper Swan | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Little Stint | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-crowned Penduline Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    European Bee-eater | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Grey-necked Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Shikra | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Anna Yasko | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Anna Yasko | 1

    Paddyfield Warbler | Anna Yasko | 1

    Booted Warbler | Anna Yasko | 1

    Tree Pipit | Anna Yasko | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ruddy Turnstone | Anna Yasko | 1

    Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Anna Yasko | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Anna Yasko | 1

    Black Stork | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Ortolan Bunting | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Maksut Nurkabayev | 1

    Common Kestrel | Alexey Kurochkin | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greenish Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Greater Spotted Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Himalayan Accentor | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Northern House Martin | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Great Cormorant | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Barn Swallow | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Eurasian Curlew | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Black Kite | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Montagu's Harrier | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Snipe | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    White-crowned Penduline Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Bluethroat | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Wryneck | Anna Yasko | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ruff | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ruddy Turnstone | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ortolan Bunting | Anna Yasko | 1

    Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Water Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Great White Pelican | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Dalmatian Pelican | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Great Cormorant | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Black Kite | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Sedge Warbler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Great Cormorant | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Alexey Maznitsin | 1

    Common Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Eurasian Wryneck | Anna Yasko | 1

    Common Kestrel | Alexey Kurochkin | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Greater Spotted Eagle | 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...