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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 2021.

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 25

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 17

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 15

    Red-fronted Serin | Raouf Bairashev | 14

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 14

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Viktor Kolesnikov | 12

    Common Treecreeper | Viktor Kolesnikov | 11

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 11

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 11

    Eversmann's Redstart | Raouf Bairashev | 10

    Goldcrest | Raouf Bairashev | 10

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Solitary Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Black-headed Gull | Anna Yasko | 10

    Eurasian Golden Plover | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 10

    Ring-billed Gull | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 10

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 10

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 10

    Eurasian Magpie | Raouf Bairashev | 9

    Azure Tit | Raouf Bairashev | 9

    Eurasian Blackbird | Gennadiy Dyakin | 9

    Eurasian Dipper | Viktor Kolesnikov | 9

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Alexandr Katuncev | 9

    Amur (White) Wagtail | Alexandr Belyaev | 9

    Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 9

    Eurasian Golden Plover | Anna Yasko | 9

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 9

    Azure Tit | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 9

    Bearded Tit | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 9

    Tufted Duck | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 9

    Common Chaffinch | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Rook | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    Peregrine Falcon | Viktor Kolesnikov | 8

    Red Crossbill | Viktor Kolesnikov | 8

    Ural Owl | Vladimir Vorobyov | 8

    Barbary Falcon | Alexandr Belyaev | 8

    Northern Wren | Alexandr Belyaev | 8

    Black-headed Gull | Anna Yasko | 8

    Bearded Tit | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    Common Coot | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Robert Parker | 8

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Water Rail | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Raouf Bairashev | 7

    Azure Tit | Alexandr Katuncev | 7

    Citrine Wagtail | Alexandr Belyaev | 7

    Amur (White) Wagtail | Alexandr Belyaev | 7

    Yellow-breasted Tit | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 7

    Common Treecreeper | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 7

    Little Owl | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 7

    Solitary Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 7

    Black-headed Gull | Anna Yasko | 7

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Ibisbill | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    Hawfinch | Valentin Zenkov | 6

    Godlewski's Bunting | Vladimir Vorobyov | 6

    Whooper Swan | Gleb Bolbotov | 6

    Common Goldeneye | Anna Yasko | 6

    Eurasian Golden Plover | Anna Yasko | 6

    Desert Finch | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Black Woodpecker | Andrei Kuryashkin | 6

    Ring-billed Gull | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

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    Big Year 2026

    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...