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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, October 2022.

    Red-breasted Goose | Viktor Kolesnikov | 16

    Northern Wren | Yevgeny Belousov | 13

    Upland Buzzard | Raouf Bairashev | 11

    Rustic Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 11

    Eurasian Bittern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 11

    Azure Tit | Raouf Bairashev | 10

    Bearded Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 10

    Alpine Accentor | Fedor Shakula | 10

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 9

    Thrush Nightingale | Anna Yasko | 9

    Northern Reed Bunting | Anna Yasko | 9

    Arctic Loon | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 9

    Common Sparrowhawk | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Raouf Bairashev | 8

    Steppe Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 8

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Viktor Kolesnikov | 8

    Eurasian Jay | Ainur Iskakova | 8

    Lesser Whitethroat | Olga Sivokon | 8

    Greater Flamingo | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 8

    European Greenfinch | Raouf Bairashev | 7

    Eurasian Collared Dove | Raouf Bairashev | 7

    Red-backed Shrike | Anna Yasko | 7

    Water Rail | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 7

    Osprey | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 7

    Grey Heron | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 7

    Red-breasted Goose | Viktor Kolesnikov | 7

    Rock Bunting | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Azure Tit | Gennadiy Dyakin | 6

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Viktor Kolesnikov | 6

    Siberian Accentor | Yuriy Malkov | 6

    Northern Wren | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Long-tailed Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Wallcreeper | Alexandr Belyaev | 6

    Crested Lark | Anna Yasko | 6

    Bluethroat | Anna Yasko | 6

    Goldcrest | Anna Yasko | 6

    Common Sparrowhawk | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 6

    Pygmy Cormorant | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 6

    Eurasian Siskin | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 6

    Bluethroat | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

    Black-headed Gull | Sergey Simonov | 6

    House Sparrow | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Mistle Thrush | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Northern Reed Bunting | Gennadiy Dyakin | 5

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 5

    Asian Short-toed Lark | Gennadiy Dyakin | 5

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Serg Silan | 5

    White Wagtail | Serg Silan | 5

    Azure Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 5

    Wallcreeper | Alexandr Belyaev | 5

    Peregrine Falcon | Anna Yasko | 5

    Eversmann's Redstart | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 5

    Northern Wren | Andrey Shatalov | 5

    Coal Tit | Andrey Shatalov | 5

    Song Thrush | Andrey Shatalov | 5

    Osprey | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Eurasian Woodcock | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Red-breasted Merganser | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Slavonian Grebe | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Tufted Duck | Sergey Simonov | 5

    Common Sparrowhawk | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Upland Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 5

    Lesser Whitethroat | Olga Sivokon | 5

    Eurasian Blackbird | Raouf Bairashev | 5

    Greater Flamingo | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 5

    Hume's Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Eurasian Blackbird | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Common Mynah | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Common Redshank | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Rook | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Eversmann's Redstart | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Whooper Swan | Gennadiy Dyakin | 4

    Common Redshank | Gennadiy Dyakin | 4

    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Viktor Kolesnikov | 4

    Eurasian Dipper | Viktor Kolesnikov | 4

    Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Rustic Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 4

    Common Chaffinch | Anna Yasko | 4

    Red-breasted Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 4

    Song Thrush | Anna Yasko | 4

    Red-breasted Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 4

    Eurasian Blackbird | Anna Yasko | 4

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 4

    Common Treecreeper | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 4

    Smew | Andrey Shatalov | 4

    Northern Reed Bunting | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Siberian Black-backed Gull | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Great Cormorant | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Song Thrush | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Natalia Melnikova | 4

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Coal Tit | Viktor Kolesnikov | 4

    Northern Wren | Yevgeny Belousov | 4

    Upland Buzzard | Raouf Bairashev | 4

    Red-breasted Merganser | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Greater Flamingo | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 4

    Greater Flamingo | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 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...