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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

    • Participants of the project

    in alphabetical order, number in bracket means total number of photographed species of birds in the project.

    1. A Pavel (262)
    22. Ashby Sveta (21)
    24. Auezov Askar (8)
    26. Ayé Raffael (11)
    32. Bairashev Raouf (228)
    34. Baitimbet Galym (242)
    42. Bastaev Vasilii (219)
    47. Bazdyrev Andrey (219)
    50. Beket Timur (1)
    51. Bell Darren (15)
    54. Belyaev Ivan (5)
    55. Belyalov Oleg (334)
    58. Best Nigel (12)
    59. Bevza Ivan (236)
    66. Bolbotov Gleb (160)
    70. Boros Emil (1)
    75. Chagai Andrei (14)
    81. Da Dalt Fabio (15)
    82. Dalnova Olga (44)
    93. Dyakin Gennadiy (410)
    100. Eliseev Sergey (77)
    101. Ermek Zhaskairat (302)
    102. Eroglu Ihsan (75)
    103. Ersaiyn Nurqoja (30)
    109. Fefelov Igor (5)
    111. Fijen Thijs (3)
    114. Fokina Antonina (300)
    115. Freimark Inna (1)
    120. Gashkov Sergey (63)
    121. Georgi Boris (12)
    122. Gierycz Pawel (1)
    125. Golubeva Anna (208)
    128. Graber Anna (4)
    131. Gubin Boris (305)
    132. Gubin Stanislav (117)
    133. Gudimova Marina (195)
    136. Halliday Aliya (31)
    139. Ibatov Zhanibek (182)
    140. Iceberg Hera (120)
    142. Isabekov Askar (428)
    144. Isakul Elnur (22)
    145. Ishchenko Ilia (165)
    146. Ishkov Leonid (317)
    147. Iskakov Timur (99)
    148. Iskakova Ainur (190)
    150. Iva Dasha (14)
    151. Ivanova Maria (56)
    154. Julayeva Dina (1)
    157. Kadirov Aisagali (216)
    158. Kairat Kairat (3)
    167. Kamp Johannes (1)
    175. Karimbay Amir (93)
    177. Karpov Fedor (28)
    178. Karyakin Igor (2)
    184. Khaibulin Rinat (53)
    185. Khalitov Ildar (278)
    189. Khumar Timur (3)
    190. Kim Mikhail (8)
    191. Kim Natali (187)
    194. Klasan Steve (7)
    196. Klyubina Yuliya (24)
    203. Kornev Sergey (43)
    204. Korneva Alla (1)
    206. Koshkin Aleksey (158)
    207. Koshkin Maxim (53)
    208. Koshkina Alyona (14)
    211. Kovalenko Andrey (402)
    216. Kozlov Denis (16)
    220. Ku Diana (6)
    225. Kulik Denis (1)
    227. Kuprieva Alyona (111)
    231. Kuryanova Irina (122)
    234. Kyrma Dennis (3)
    236. Lastukhin Albert (161)
    238. Levin Anatoly (1)
    241. Lukin Genady (54)
    243. Lyakhov Daniil (10)
    244. Lyakhov Oleg (205)
    247. M Donald (1)
    248. Madatov Vugar (2)
    249. Magazov Aibar (209)
    251. Malkov Yuriy (230)
    254. Maryxin Denis (39)
    257. Meek Albert (115)
    260. Mertz V.K. (1)
    261. Merz Marina (134)
    264. Minns Sean (14)
    270. Molino Felix (19)
    271. Monakov S.S. (22)
    272. Morozov Maxim (52)
    275. Muhashov Aktan (23)
    276. Mukascheva Anel (15)
    277. Mukhin Oleg (1)
    281. Mustafa Elmira (17)
    282. Nagumanov Vadim (147)
    285. Nazarbek Gani (206)
    286. Nenekhov Anton (17)
    287. Ni Dmitriy (13)
    288. Nigge Klaus (1)
    291. Nukusbekov Malik (343)
    292. Nurgali Azat (24)
    296. Omarov Dauren (66)
    300. Ortlieb Leon (9)
    303. Papp Gabor (19)
    304. Parker Robert (235)
    305. Parkhaev Pavel (140)
    306. Pavel Ivanoff (9)
    308. Pestov Mark (151)
    314. Popov Roman (1)
    320. Qaldin Ruslan (10)
    321. Rage Vitaliy (2)
    323. Rekuts Irina (230)
    327. Rosenberg Galina (187)
    328. Roux Jean Paul (13)
    331. Ruzayev Aidos (161)
    332. Ryspaev Berik (1)
    334. Sagaliyev Nurum (253)
    339. San Lyudmila (14)
    342. Sarayev Fedor (124)
    344. Sedykh Irina (67)
    347. Shakula Fedor (311)
    350. Shatalov Andrey (182)
    352. Shefer Vladimir (113)
    356. Shlopak Kirill (21)
    358. Shmygalev Sergei (264)
    362. Silan Serg (261)
    363. Simon Andrew (90)
    364. Simonov Sergey (21)
    366. Sivokon Olga (255)
    371. Smelansky Ilya (24)
    372. Smirnov Danil (6)
    373. Sokolova Yana (1)
    379. Sukhov Ilya (201)
    381. Surin Dmitriy (8)
    382. Svetlík Ján (30)
    383. Sykes Tim (7)
    384. Tagayev Daniyar (93)
    386. Tanaev Kirill (57)
    387. Taran Anatoliy (38)
    389. Telegin Ruslan (164)
    390. Telegina Arina (10)
    395. Titov Sergei (20)
    397. Toropov Sergey (21)
    400. Turchenko Roman (83)
    401. Turkovskiy ivan (13)
    402. Ukhov Sergey (1)
    403. Ukolov Ilya (37)
    411. Vayman Danil (33)
    412. Vilyayev Andrey (250)
    417. Vorobyov Artem (48)
    419. Voronova Vera (144)
    421. Webb Kris (62)
    427. Yasko Anna (293)
    431. Zenkov Valentin (151)
    433. Zhazel Gabas (1)
    435. Zhukov Dmitry (1)
    437. Zirnit Denis (22)
    440. Zuban Ivan (221)
    442. izoya sergey (61)

    rare birds records


    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.

    Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

    © Margarita Davydova
    2021-04-02
    First president's park, Almaty

    The first photo recording of a Northern Bullfinch in Almaty on the website is a rare sighting for a region where they were previously observed during wintering in the mid-20th century and have now become only occasionally encountered.
    more rarities...

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    2026-06-02

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    2026-06-02

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