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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, December 2020.

    Snowy Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 24

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 21

    Goldcrest | Gennadiy Dyakin | 20

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Anna Yasko | 19

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Anna Yasko | 19

    Macqueen's Bustard | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 18

    Eurasian Dipper | Natali Kim | 16

    Water Rail | Alexandr Belyaev | 16

    Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Natali Kim | 15

    Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Andrey Shatalov | 15

    Little Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 15

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Anna Yasko | 15

    Coal Tit | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 14

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Valentin Zenkov | 14

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Yuriy Malkov | 14

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 14

    Long-tailed Tit | Andrey Shatalov | 14

    Snowy Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 14

    Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 13

    Little Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 13

    Eurasian Blackbird | Natali Kim | 13

    European Robin | Vladimir Vorobyov | 13

    Red-breasted Merganser | Anna Yasko | 13

    Hawfinch | Andrey Shatalov | 13

    White-bellied Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 12

    Common Kestrel | Askar Isabekov | 12

    Eurasian Dipper | Natali Kim | 12

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natali Kim | 12

    Blue Tit | Anna Yasko | 12

    Eurasian Dipper | Konstantin Andrussenko | 12

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Shatalov | 12

    Brown Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 11

    Common Kingfisher | Askar Isabekov | 11

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 11

    Eversmann's Redstart | Gennadiy Dyakin | 11

    Eurasian Dipper | Natali Kim | 11

    Northern Bullfinch | Serg Silan | 11

    Solitary Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 11

    Grey Heron | Anna Yasko | 11

    Eurasian Siskin | Andrei Kuryashkin | 11

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Andrey Shatalov | 11

    Bohemian Waxwing | Andrey Shatalov | 11

    Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 10

    Pied Avocet | Askar Isabekov | 10

    Buff-bellied Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 10

    Whooper Swan | Askar Isabekov | 10

    Eurasian Blackbird | Natali Kim | 10

    Eurasian Blackbird | Serg Silan | 10

    Tree Sparrow | Serg Silan | 10

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    European Robin | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Bearded Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Rock Pigeon | Andrei Kuryashkin | 10

    Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kuryashkin | 10

    Common Redpoll | Andrei Kuryashkin | 10

    Willow Tit | Andrey Shatalov | 10

    Grey Heron | Anna Yasko | 10

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Common Sparrowhawk | Askar Isabekov | 9

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Azure Tit | Askar Isabekov | 9

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Gennadiy Dyakin | 9

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 9

    Eurasian Blackbird | Aisagali Kadirov | 9

    Peregrine Falcon | Natali Kim | 9

    Eurasian Jay | Vladimir Vorobyov | 9

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Andrei Kuryashkin | 9

    Greater Ringed Plover | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 9

    Grey-Headed Woodpecker | Natali Kim | 9

    Snowy Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 9

    Common Raven | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Northern Reed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Corn Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    Northern Reed Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    Water Pipit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    Great White Egret | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    Brambling | Aisagali Kadirov | 8

    Eurasian Dipper | Viktor Kolesnikov | 8

    Great White Egret | Malik Nukusbekov | 8

    Grey Partridge | Alexandr Belyaev | 8

    Mallard | Anna Yasko | 8

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 8

    Long-tailed Tit | Andrei Kuryashkin | 8

    Bohemian Waxwing | Andrei Kuryashkin | 8

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Ainur Iskakova | 8

    Hawfinch | Ainur Iskakova | 8

    Eurasian Blackbird | Olga Sivokon | 8

    Bohemian Waxwing | Marina Merz | 8

    Common Sparrowhawk | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 8

    Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 8

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natali Kim | 8

    Great White Egret | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Green Sandpiper | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Red-fronted Serin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 7

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 7

    Buff-bellied Pipit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 7

    Black Woodpecker | Natali Kim | 7

    Eurasian Siskin | Serg Silan | 7

    Northern Bullfinch | Serg Silan | 7

    Common Treecreeper | Valentin Zenkov | 7

    Bohemian Waxwing | Valentin Zenkov | 7

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 7

    Fieldfare | Andrei Kuryashkin | 7

    Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 7

    Bohemian Waxwing | Artem Andryuchshenko | 7

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 7

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natali Kim | 7

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Andrey Shatalov | 7

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 7

    Black-throated Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Whooper Swan | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    Pied Avocet | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    Green Sandpiper | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    Common Chaffinch | Aisagali Kadirov | 6

    Little Grebe | Viktor Kolesnikov | 6

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Viktor Kolesnikov | 6

    Coal Tit | Viktor Kolesnikov | 6

    Long-tailed Rosefinch | Natali Kim | 6

    Black-headed Gull | Malik Nukusbekov | 6

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Malik Nukusbekov | 6

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Serg Silan | 6

    Common Redpoll | Serg Silan | 6

    Eurasian Woodcock | Serg Silan | 6

    Hawfinch | Serg Silan | 6

    European Robin | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    White-bellied Dipper | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 6

    Great Tit | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 6

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 6

    Red-fronted Serin | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 6

    Eurasian Blackbird | Olga Sivokon | 6

    Northern Bullfinch | Marina Merz | 6

    Tufted Duck | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Red-breasted Merganser | Anna Yasko | 6

    Long-tailed Tit | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Black Woodpecker | Konstantin Andrussenko | 6

    Hawfinch | Andrey Shatalov | 6

    Brown Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 6

    Little Grebe | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Malik Nukusbekov | 6

    Hawfinch | Serg Silan | 6

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 6

    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...