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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 2019.

    Common Kestrel | Natali Kim | 16

    Sociable Lapwing | Andrey Kovalenko | 15

    Red-footed Falcon | Andrey Kovalenko | 14

    Northern Black Grouse | Oleg Belyalov | 14

    Common Pheasant | Yevgeny Belousov | 14

    Hoopoe | Askar Isabekov | 13

    Long-eared Owl | Vladimir Shefer | 12

    Grey-necked Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 12

    Demoiselle Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 11

    Eastern Scops-Owl | Oleg Belyalov | 11

    Common Whitethroat | Natali Kim | 11

    Masked Wagtail | Natali Kim | 11

    Long-eared Owl | Natali Kim | 11

    Greater White-fronted Goose | Ainur Iskakova | 11

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Marina Gudimova | 11

    Whooper Swan | Andrey Kovalenko | 10

    Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrey Kovalenko | 10

    Red-footed Falcon | Andrey Kovalenko | 10

    Meadow Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 10

    Golden Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Common Cuckoo | Andrei Kuryashkin | 10

    Black-winged Stilt | Marina Gudimova | 10

    Black Stork | Aleksandr Polyakov | 10

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Oleg Belyalov | 9

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Oleg Belyalov | 9

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Relict Gull | Oleg Belyalov | 9

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Relict Gull | Oleg Belyalov | 8

    Eurasian Wryneck | Natali Kim | 8

    Rosy Starling | Vladimir Muravskiy | 8

    Pied Bushchat | Malik Nukusbekov | 8

    Eurasian Linnet | Yuriy Malkov | 8

    Mistle Thrush | Ivan Bevza | 8

    Eurasian Wryneck | Natali Kim | 8

    Steppe Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 8

    Brown Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Rock Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 7

    Booted Warbler | Natali Kim | 7

    Black Stork | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 7

    Sociable Lapwing | Andrey Kovalenko | 7

    Long-eared Owl | Natali Kim | 7

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Grey-necked Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Mongolian Finch | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Common Kestrel | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Common Cuckoo | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Ortolan Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 6

    Northern Wren | Oleg Belyalov | 6

    Common Sandpiper | Natali Kim | 6

    Sand Martin | Yuriy Malkov | 6

    European Golden Oriole | Yuriy Malkov | 6

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Common Pheasant | Ivan Bevza | 6

    Hooded Crow | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Common Oystercatcher | Aleksandr Polyakov | 6

    Black-winged Pratincole | Alexandr Katuncev | 6

    Long-eared Owl | Natali Kim | 6

    Black Stork | Aleksandr Polyakov | 6

    Common Sparrowhawk | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Steppe Horned Lark | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Eastern Orphean Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Tawny Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Common Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Red-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Black-winged Stilt | Andrey Kovalenko | 5

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 5

    Thrush Nightingale | Natali Kim | 5

    Common Whitethroat | Natali Kim | 5

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Yevgeny Belousov | 5

    Common Nightingale | Serg Silan | 5

    Indian Golden Oriole | Alexandr Katuncev | 5

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Gleb Bolbotov | 5

    Northern Shoveler | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Cuckoo | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Black-winged Pratincole | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Black-tailed Godwit | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Wood Pigeon | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Whitethroat | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Gadwall | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Barred Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 5

    Shikra | Ivan Bevza | 5

    Bluethroat | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Tree Sparrow | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Red-crested Pochard | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Long-legged Buzzard | Aleksandr Polyakov | 5

    Eurasian Redstart | Aleksandr Polyakov | 5

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Long-eared Owl | Vladimir Shefer | 5

    Little Bittern | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Greater White-fronted Goose | Ainur Iskakova | 5

    Black Stork | Aleksandr Polyakov | 5

    Long-eared Owl | Vladimir Shefer | 5

    Long-eared Owl | Natali Kim | 5

    Grey Heron | Natali Kim | 5

    Ibisbill | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Common Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 4

    White-bellied Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Black Kite | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Turkestan Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Rock Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Pale Sand Martin | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Grey-necked Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Mongolian Finch | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Booted Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Griffon Vulture | Alexey Timoshenko | 4

    White-winged Lark | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Great White Egret | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Paddyfield Warbler | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Red-Necked Grebe | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Yellow Wagtail | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Masked Wagtail | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Common Chiffchaff | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Meadow Bunting | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Eastern Orphean Warbler | Boris Gubin | 4

    Common Moorhen | Natali Kim | 4

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Natali Kim | 4

    Mistle Thrush | Natali Kim | 4

    Eurasian Wryneck | Natali Kim | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 4

    Masked Wagtail | Natali Kim | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 4

    Common Moorhen | Natali Kim | 4

    Eurasian Redstart | Natali Kim | 4

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 4

    European Golden Oriole | Natali Kim | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 4

    Common Kestrel | Natali Kim | 4

    Bearded Tit | Vladimir Muravskiy | 4

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Gleb Bolbotov | 4

    Black Stork | Gleb Bolbotov | 4

    Black-winged Pratincole | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Little Gull | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Yellowhammer | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Greylag Goose | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Ruddy Turnstone | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Common Crane | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Northern Shoveler | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Common Chaffinch | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Cetti's Warbler | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Corn Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Eurasian Hobby | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Laughing Dove | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Steppe Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Ivan Bevza | 4

    European Turtle Dove | Ivan Bevza | 4

    Northern Wheatear | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Turkestan Shrike | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Tawny Pipit | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Yellow Wagtail | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Black-winged Pratincole | Ainur Iskakova | 4

    Lesser Whitethroat | Konstantin Andrussenko | 4

    Barn Swallow | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Little Owl | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Willow Warbler | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Little Ringed Plover | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Common Shelduck | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Little Tern | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Pied Wheatear | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Citrine Wagtail | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Pied Wheatear | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Hoopoe | Aleksandr Polyakov | 4

    Eurasian Linnet | Aleksandr Polyakov | 4

    Western Grasshopper Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Steppe Horned Lark | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Eurasian Penduline Tit | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Relict Gull | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Calandra Lark | Alexandr Katuncev | 4

    Common Whitethroat | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Hoopoe | Aleksandr Polyakov | 4

    Brown Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Sociable Lapwing | Andrey Kovalenko | 4

    Ruff | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Yuriy Malkov | 4

    Black-headed Wagtail | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Clamorous Reed Warbler | Alexandr Katuncev | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Marina Gudimova | 4

    Siberian Stonechat | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    Common Cuckoo | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

    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...