Best photos of the month. December 2016. Birds of Kazakhstan.

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classification

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

Pterocletiformes

Pteroclidae

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Strigiformes

Strigidae

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae

Apodiformes

Apodidae

Coraciiformes

Coraciidae

Alcedinidae

Meropidae

Upupiformes

Upupidae

Piciformes

Picidae

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, December 2016.

Grey Partridge | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

Grey Partridge | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

Herring Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

Mew Gull | Anna Yasko | 2

Redwing | Anna Yasko | 2

Baikal Bullfinch | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 2

Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

Great Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

Northern Goshawk | Askar Isabekov | 1

Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 1

Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

Bohemian Waxwing | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

White-winged Grosbeak | Oleg Belyalov | 1

Common Goldeneye | Aisagali Kadirov | 1

Siberian Accentor | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 1

Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

Hen Harrier | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

Solitary Snipe | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

Guldenstadt's Redstart | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

Brambling | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

Tufted Duck | Anna Yasko | 1

Ring-billed Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

Northern Bullfinch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

Eurasian Nuthatch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Askar Isabekov | 1

White-winged Grosbeak | Oleg Belyalov | 1

Demoiselle Crane | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

Great White Egret | Galina Ternovaya | 1

Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

Eurasian Blackbird | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

Hooded Crow | Anna Yasko | 1

Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

Eurasian Nuthatch | Ainur Iskakova | 1

Common Goldeneye | Askar Isabekov | 1

Eurasian Dipper | Askar Isabekov | 1

Mallard | Askar Isabekov | 1

Northern Bullfinch | Aibar Magazov | 1

Willow Ptarmigan | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

Caspian Gull | Anna Yasko | 1

Mute Swan | Anna Yasko | 1

Goosander | Askar Isabekov | 1

Goosander | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

White-winged Grosbeak | Alexandr Katuncev | 1

Water Rail | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

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Big Year 2026

1. Qanatbek Kenzhegulov (287)
2. Galym Baitimbet (241)
3. Zhaskairat Ermek (240)
4. Nikita Kanunnikov (213)
5. Aizhan Baitimbet (212)
6. Gennadiy Dyakin (204)
7. Sirimbet Zharilkasin (196)
8. Vladimir Muravskiy (196)
9. Gani Nazarbek (161)
10. Andrey Kovalenko (153)

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rare birds records

Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

The second record of a rare migratory species this season.

Great Snipe (Gallinago media)

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)

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)

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.

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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...