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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 2016.

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 4

    Eversmann's Redstart | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Great White Egret | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-throated Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Goldcrest | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

    Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

    Common Buzzard | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Redwing | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    White-Backed Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Little Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Greater Ringed Plover | Anna Yasko | 2

    Naumann's Thrush | Ivan Bevza | 2

    Long-tailed Tit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Blackbird | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Common Mynah | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Redwing | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

    Merlin | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Lammergeier | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

    Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Serg Silan | 2

    Eurasian Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Willow Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-tailed Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Smew | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Siberian Accentor | Alexey Timoshenko | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Common Teal | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Red-Necked Grebe | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Coal Tit | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Azure Tit | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Yellowhammer | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Desert Finch | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Goldcrest | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Greater Flamingo | Serg Silan | 1

    Hen Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Golden Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Bluethroat | Anna Yasko | 1

    Blue Tit | Anna Yasko | 1

    Dunlin | Anna Yasko | 1

    Common Chiffchaff | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Baraba Steppe Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Ruddy Shelduck | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Wallcreeper | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Anna Yasko | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Lammergeier | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Lammergeier | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Naumann's Thrush | Ivan Bevza | 1

    Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 1

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Askar Isabekov | 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...