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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, June 2012.

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    Eurasian Hobby | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Dalmatian Pelican | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Saxaul Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Red-headed Bunting | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Shikra | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Grey Plover | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Common Tern | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Hodgson's Rosefinch | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    European Greenfinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue-capped Redstart | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    European Bee-eater | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Kentish Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Kentish Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Shikra | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Wood Pigeon | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black Stork | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Isabelline Wheatear | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Pamir Horned Lark | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Ruff | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-crested Pochard | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Coot | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Sand Martin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-throated Accentor | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey Heron | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Greater Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Common Kestrel | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Vladimir Shefer | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Lesser Sand Plover | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Collared Pratincole | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Stone Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Finsch's Wheatear | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Indian Golden Oriole | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-browed Tit-Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Montagu's Harrier | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eurasian Stone Curlew | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eastern Common Swift | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Shikra | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-tailed Shrike | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Saxaul Sparrow | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    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.

    unidentified birds


    2026-06-02

    Bassel Abi Jummaa: booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

    2026-06-02

    Bassel Abi Jummaa: Mostly a sedge warbler Anna . (Acro schoenobaenus )

    more unidentified birds...