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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, May 2015.

    Great White Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    White Stork | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 3

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 3

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Oleg Belyalov | 3

    White-capped Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Yellow-breasted Tit | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Isabelline Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-breasted Tit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Blue-capped Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 2

    European Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Little Stint | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Wood Pigeon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Blue Whistling Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-crowned Night Heron | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Great White Pelican | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    White-capped Bunting | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Red-breasted Goose | Ivan Zuban | 2

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 2

    Eurasian Hobby | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-tailed Lapwing | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Black-breasted Tit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 2

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Northern Black Grouse | Andrey Krasnikov | 2

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 2

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Black-headed Gull | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-capped Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow-breasted Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rock Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hume's Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Grey-headed Goldfinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lesser Grey Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Masked Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-headed Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Roller | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Great White Pelican | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Linnet | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Eurasian Hobby | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Black-backed Citrine Wagtail | Askar Isabekov | 1

    European Nightjar | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Whitethroat | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Little Owl | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    European Nightjar | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Songar Tit | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Chukar Partridge | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Blue Rock Thrush | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Spotted Redshank | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Black-winged Stilt | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    European Nightjar | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Little Stint | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Clamorous Reed Warbler | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Great Crested Grebe | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-throated Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Spotted Flycatcher | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    European Bee-eater | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    European Golden Oriole | Natali Kim | 1

    Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Red-backed Shrike | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Common Moorhen | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Eurasian Magpie | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Whiskered Tern | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

    Ruff | Andrey Krasnikov | 1

    Siberian Stonechat | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Northern Shoveler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Relict Gull | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    European Bee-eater | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Great White Pelican | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Black Lark | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Lesser Kestrel | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Demoiselle Crane | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Lammergeier | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Long-eared Owl | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-headed Duck | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    White-throated Robin | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    Northern Shoveler | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Himalayan Rubythroat | Oleg Belyalov | 1

    Northern Black Grouse | Andrey Krasnikov | 1

    Long-legged Buzzard | Vladimir Chapurin | 1

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Ayperi Akimkanova | 1

    Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-throated Robin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    White-throated Robin | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Yellow Wagtail | Natali Kim | 1

    White Stork | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Northern Black Grouse | Andrey Krasnikov | 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...