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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, June 2017.

    Black-Necked Grebe | Alexandr Katuncev | 4

    Purple Heron | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Common Cuckoo | Alexandr Katuncev | 3

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Mute Swan | Askar Isabekov | 2

    European Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Coot | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Little Owl | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Desert Finch | Boris Gubin | 2

    Ibisbill | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Black Stork | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Siberian Rubythroat | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Siberian Rubythroat | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Desert Finch | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kuryashkin | 2

    Siberian Stonechat | Konstantin Andrussenko | 2

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Long-eared Owl | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Little Owl | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Red Crossbill | Ilya Smelansky | 2

    Siberian Rubythroat | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Black-Necked Grebe | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Temminck's Stint | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Pallas's Gull | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Western Capercaillie | Natalya Borovaya | 2

    White Stork | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Black Stork | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Red-billed Chough | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Northern Wheatear | Andrei Kuryashkin | 2

    Grey Wagtail | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

    Common Quail | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Great Crested Grebe | Andrei Kuryashkin | 2

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Purple Heron | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black Kite | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Slavonian Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Black-faced Bunting | Natalya Borovaya | 1

    Greater Sand Plover | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Northern House Martin | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Boris Gubin | 1

    Rufous Bush Robin | Boris Gubin | 1

    Crested Lark | Boris Gubin | 1

    Syke's Warbler | Boris Gubin | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Natali Kim | 1

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Natali Kim | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Natali Kim | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    Eurasian Wryneck | Natali Kim | 1

    Booted Warbler | Natali Kim | 1

    Red Crossbill | Ilya Smelansky | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Pallas's Gull | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Common Crane | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Black Stork | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Eurasian Roller | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Eurasian Jackdaw | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Common Redshank | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Grey Heron | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Sergei Shmygalev | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Sergei Shmygalev | 1

    Rufous Bush Robin | Sergei Shmygalev | 1

    Booted Warbler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Rosefinch | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Merlin | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Shelduck | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Great Reed Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Rosy Starling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    European Nightjar | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Bluethroat | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    European Bee-eater | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Little Bustard | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Grey Wagtail | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Masked Wagtail | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Meadow Bunting | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Great Cormorant | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Grey Heron | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Western Long-tailed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Boris Gubin | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Natali Kim | 1

    Steppe Horned Lark | Fedor Sarayev | 1

    Ibisbill | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Glossy Ibis | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Rosefinch | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Black Lark | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Pale Sand Martin | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Mongolian Finch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    European Nightjar | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great Crested Grebe | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Bluethroat | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Boris Gubin | 1

    Red Crossbill | Ilya Smelansky | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Baraba Steppe Gull | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Western Citrine Wagtail | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Mongolian Finch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Little Bustard | Ainur Iskakova | 1

    Pied Wheatear | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Slavonian Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Natali Kim | 1

    Red Crossbill | Ilya Smelansky | 1

    Hoopoe | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Slavonian Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Plain Mountain Finch | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Black-Necked Grebe | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Garden Warbler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Bluethroat | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Caspian Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Variable Wheatear | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Sand Martin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Pied Bushchat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Slavonian Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Red-necked Phalarope | Yuriy Malkov | 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...