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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, February 2017.

    Long-eared Owl | Malik Nukusbekov | 4

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Alexandr Balykin | 4

    Black-throated Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 4

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Bohemian Waxwing | Askar Isabekov | 3

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Bewick's Swan | Boris Gubin | 2

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Eurasian Wigeon | Anna Yasko | 2

    Northern Reed Bunting | Anna Yasko | 2

    Siberian Black-backed Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

    Bohemian Waxwing | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 2

    Grey Partridge | Ainur Iskakova | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Natali Kim | 2

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Mynah | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-throated Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red Crossbill | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Harlequin Duck | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Altai Buzzard | Boris Gubin | 1

    Mute Swan | Boris Gubin | 1

    Mute Swan | Boris Gubin | 1

    Common Teal | Boris Gubin | 1

    Fieldfare | Natali Kim | 1

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Pygmy Cormorant | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Great Grey Shrike | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Serg Silan | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Common Chaffinch | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Tufted Duck | Anna Yasko | 1

    Herring Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Common Teal | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Anna Yasko | 1

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Common Mynah | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red Crossbill | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Reed Bunting | Boris Gubin | 1

    Hybrid Tit | Yevgeny Belousov | 1

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Alexandr Balykin | 1

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Mew Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Alexandr Kostyurin | 1

    Fieldfare | Natali Kim | 1

    Northern Pintail | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Grey Partridge | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Northern Pintail | Alexandr Belyaev | 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...