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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, July 2019.

    Great Bustard | Askar Isabekov | 20

    Purple Heron | Askar Isabekov | 19

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 18

    House Sparrow | Oleg Belyalov | 18

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 16

    Little Owl | Askar Isabekov | 15

    Eastern Common Swift | Andrey Kovalenko | 15

    Himalayan Golden Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Rufous Bush Robin | Askar Isabekov | 14

    White-tailed Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Great White Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Common Moorhen | Natali Kim | 14

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Alexandr Belyaev | 14

    Little Ringed Plover | Askar Isabekov | 13

    Cinereous Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 13

    Pygmy Cormorant | Askar Isabekov | 13

    Grey Partridge | Konstantin Andrussenko | 13

    Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker | Oleg Belyalov | 12

    Bearded Tit | Oleg Belyalov | 12

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 11

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 11

    European Greenfinch | Natali Kim | 11

    Common Cuckoo | Anna Yasko | 11

    Great Crested Grebe | Ruslan Telegin | 11

    Eurasian Spoonbill | Askar Isabekov | 10

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Natali Kim | 10

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Vladimir Vorobyov | 10

    Common Cuckoo | Anna Yasko | 10

    Common Rosefinch | Darren Bell | 10

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Indian Golden Oriole | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Eurasian Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Mistle Thrush | Oleg Belyalov | 9

    Spotted Flycatcher | Natali Kim | 9

    Caspian Gull | Natali Kim | 9

    Great White Egret | Natali Kim | 9

    Ferruginous Duck | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Spotted Flycatcher | Natali Kim | 8

    Eastern Imperial Eagle | Yuriy Malkov | 8

    Red-necked Phalarope | Askar Isabekov | 7

    White-headed Duck | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Rosy Starling | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 7

    Grey Heron | Natali Kim | 7

    Indian Pond Heron | Aleksandr Putilin | 7

    Common Quail | Yuriy Malkov | 7

    Common Kestrel | Konstantin Andrussenko | 7

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Siberian Stonechat | Natali Kim | 7

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Griffon Vulture | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Bimaculated Lark | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Common Cuckoo | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Eurasian Redstart | Natali Kim | 6

    Great Cormorant | Natali Kim | 6

    Black Kite | Natali Kim | 6

    Olive-backed Pipit | Vladimir Vorobyov | 6

    Collared Pratincole | Alexandr Katuncev | 6

    Common Pheasant | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Paddyfield Warbler | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Common Redshank | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Pale Sand Martin | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Black-headed Gull | Ainur Iskakova | 6

    Great Crested Grebe | Konstantin Andrussenko | 6

    Northern Lapwing | Konstantin Andrussenko | 6

    Black-tailed Godwit | Konstantin Andrussenko | 6

    Rosy Starling | Konstantin Andrussenko | 6

    Clamorous Reed Warbler | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Steppe Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 5

    European Turtle Dove | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Steppe Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Common Oystercatcher | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Kentish Plover | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Great White Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Black Tern | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Red-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Pied Bushchat | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Little Owl | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Greater Sand Plover | Oleg Belyalov | 5

    Common Moorhen | Natali Kim | 5

    Common Kingfisher | Natali Kim | 5

    Great Cormorant | Natali Kim | 5

    Eurasian Redstart | Natali Kim | 5

    Masked Wagtail | Natali Kim | 5

    Caspian Gull | Natali Kim | 5

    Black Kite | Natali Kim | 5

    Common Tern | Natali Kim | 5

    Northern Hazelhen | Vladimir Vorobyov | 5

    Siberian Tit | Vladimir Vorobyov | 5

    Asian Rosy-Finch | Gleb Bolbotov | 5

    Bluethroat | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Black-winged Pratincole | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Sandpiper | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Red-necked Phalarope | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Whitethroat | Alexandr Belyaev | 5

    Moustached Warbler | Alexandr Belyaev | 5

    Red-backed Shrike | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 5

    Red-headed Bunting | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Blyth's Reed Warbler | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Booted Warbler | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Booted Warbler | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Common Shelduck | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Common Tern | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Eurasian Redstart | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Baraba Steppe Gull | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Common Snipe | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Black-winged Stilt | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Fieldfare | Andrei Kuryashkin | 5

    Sky Lark | Konstantin Andrussenko | 5

    Northern Lapwing | Konstantin Andrussenko | 5

    Common Coot | Konstantin Andrussenko | 5

    Black-Necked Grebe | Konstantin Andrussenko | 5

    Eurasian Hobby | Darren Bell | 5

    Syke's Warbler | Darren Bell | 5

    Great Cormorant | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Common Shelduck | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Common Kestrel | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Red-headed Bunting | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Glossy Ibis | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Purple Heron | Marina Gudimova | 5

    Common Moorhen | Aleksandr Polyakov | 5

    Himalayan Golden Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Glossy Ibis | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Great Bustard | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Dalmatian Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Common Quail | Yuriy Malkov | 5

    Common Cuckoo | Anna Yasko | 5

    Northern Lapwing | Konstantin Andrussenko | 5

    Black-winged Stilt | Alexandr Katuncev | 5

    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...