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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, April 2016.

    Red-footed Falcon | Askar Isabekov | 7

    Eastern Scops-Owl | Malik Nukusbekov | 4

    Tree Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Red-breasted Goose | Aibar Magazov | 3

    Siberian Stonechat | Sergei Shmygalev | 3

    Lesser Short-toed Lark | Sergei Shmygalev | 3

    Wood Pigeon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Caspian Gull | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Gull-billed Tern | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Sand Plover | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Spoonbill | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Pied Wheatear | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Grey Partridge | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Calandra Lark | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Isabelline Wheatear | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Asian Desert Warbler | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Turkestan Shrike | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

    Tawny Pipit | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Demoiselle Crane | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Chukar Partridge | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Egyptian Vulture | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Pied Wheatear | Aisagali Kadirov | 2

    Crimson-winged Finch | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Little Bustard | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Wood Pigeon | Alexandr Balykin | 2

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Alexandr Balykin | 2

    Steppe Eagle | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Lesser Short-toed Lark | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Short-eared Owl | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Little Bustard | Sergei Shmygalev | 2

    Common Oystercatcher | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Green Sandpiper | Alexandr Balykin | 2

    Red-footed Falcon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Isabelline Wheatear | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

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    Big Year 2026

    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...