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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, December 2016.

    Grey Partridge | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Grey Partridge | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Herring Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

    Mew Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

    Redwing | Anna Yasko | 2

    Baikal Bullfinch | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 2

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Goshawk | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Common Goldeneye | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 1

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Hen Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Solitary Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Brambling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

    Tufted Duck | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 1

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Hooded Crow | Anna Yasko | 1

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Common Goldeneye | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

    Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Goosander | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Water Rail | Alexandr Belyaev | 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...