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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, May 2017.

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Thrush Nightingale | Malik Nukusbekov | 4

    Tufted Duck | Aibar Magazov | 4

    Sociable Lapwing | Sergei Shmygalev | 4

    Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Northern Wheatear | Aibar Magazov | 3

    Hoopoe | Alexandr Katuncev | 3

    Common Shelduck | Valeriy Gryunberg | 3

    Barred Warbler | Ainur Iskakova | 3

    Common Quail | Gennadiy Dyakin | 3

    Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Hoopoe | Aibar Magazov | 3

    Eastern Scops-Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 3

    Short-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 3

    Great Crested Grebe | Yuriy Malkov | 3

    Eurasian Bittern | Ainur Iskakova | 3

    Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Grey Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Ruff | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-tailed Lapwing | Andrey Kovalenko | 2

    Mongolian Finch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Ruddy Shelduck | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Demoiselle Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Lesser Short-toed Lark | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Eurasian Wryneck | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Little Bustard | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Rosy Starling | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Kentish Plover | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    European Bee-eater | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Eurasian Curlew | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Northern Black Grouse | Valeriy Gryunberg | 2

    Common Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Black-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Bar-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Eastern Scops-Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Mongolian Finch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Greylag Goose | Anna Yasko | 2

    Short-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 2

    Short-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 2

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Boris Gubin | 2

    Long-tailed Shrike | Boris Gubin | 2

    Tufted Duck | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Ruff | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Rock Sparrow | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Roller | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Lesser Short-toed Lark | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Calandra Lark | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Long-eared Owl | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Eurasian Bittern | Ainur Iskakova | 2

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-tailed Lapwing | Boris Gubin | 2

    Willow Warbler | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Eurasian Curlew | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Barn Swallow | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Long-eared Owl | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

    Great Crested Grebe | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Eurasian Dotterel | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Steppe Grey Shrike | Boris Gubin | 2

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    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...