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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, September 2017.

    Pallid Harrier | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Oleg Belyalov | 3

    Common Kestrel | Aisagali Kadirov | 3

    Spotted Redshank | Natali Kim | 3

    Whinchat | Aibar Magazov | 3

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 3

    Ural Owl | Aleksandr Klimenko | 3

    Calandra Lark | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-winged Lark | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Temminck's Stint | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Hoopoe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    European Nightjar | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Grey Wagtail | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Spotted Redshank | Natali Kim | 2

    Turkestan Black Redstart | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Eurasian Redstart | Aibar Magazov | 2

    European Nightjar | Serg Silan | 2

    Ruff | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Ruff | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Grey Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 2

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Black Kite | Boris Gubin | 2

    Spotted Redshank | Natali Kim | 2

    Grey Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    Spotted Redshank | Natali Kim | 2

    Lesser Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Snipe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ruff | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Steppe Greater Short-toed Lark | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Grebe | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Dunlin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Himalayan Lammergeier | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Snipe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Northern Lapwing | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Sky Lark | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Tawny Pipit | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Ibisbill | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Dunlin | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    White-winged Lark | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Ruff | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Dunlin | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Common Kestrel | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Ruff | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Dunlin | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Caspian Gull | Natali Kim | 1

    East Siberian White Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    White Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    Turkestan Shrike | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Grey Heron | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Tree Sparrow | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Common Coot | Serg Silan | 1

    White-Backed Woodpecker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Wood Sandpiper | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Little Stint | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Ruff | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Steppe Eagle | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Terek Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Grey Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Eurasian Golden Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Grey Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Anna Yasko | 1

    Citrine Wagtail | Anna Yasko | 1

    Eurasian Siskin | Anna Yasko | 1

    Long-tailed Shrike | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Dunlin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Stint | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Boris Gubin | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Natali Kim | 1

    Great Cormorant | Natali Kim | 1

    Griffon Vulture | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Eurasian Redstart | Aibar Magazov | 1

    Black-headed Gull | Valeriy Gryunberg | 1

    Greater Ringed Plover | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Kingfisher | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Temminck's Stint | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great Cormorant | Natali Kim | 1

    Central Asia Starling | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Ringed Plover | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Boris Gubin | 1

    Bewick's Swan | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Bewick's Swan | 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...