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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, October 2017.

    Northern Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 5

    Northern Wren | Aibar Magazov | 5

    Red-breasted Flycatcher | Askar Isabekov | 4

    Water Rail | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 4

    Northern Wren | Aibar Magazov | 4

    Red-backed Shrike | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Eurasian Blackbird | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Andrey Kovalenko | 3

    Common Treecreeper | Natali Kim | 3

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 3

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 3

    Bearded Tit | Alexandr Belyaev | 3

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Konstantin Andrussenko | 3

    Crested Lark | ivan Turkovskiy | 3

    Grey Partridge | Malik Nukusbekov | 3

    Black-tailed Godwit | ivan Turkovskiy | 3

    House Sparrow | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Long-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Chiffchaff | Askar Isabekov | 2

    European Nightjar | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Saker Falcon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Red-breasted Flycatcher | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Song Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Oriental Turtle Dove | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Caspian Gull | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Greater Flamingo | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Brambling | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Water Pipit | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Mute Swan | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Sparrowhawk | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Long-eared Owl | Gennadiy Dyakin | 2

    Common Chaffinch | Boris Gubin | 2

    Little Owl | Malik Nukusbekov | 2

    Northern Reed Bunting | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Galina Kondratenko | 2

    Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Eurasian Goldfinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Northern Reed Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Great White Egret | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Common Teal | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Corn Bunting | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Red-flanked Bluetail | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Red-breasted Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 2

    Black-tailed Godwit | Tatiana Menshikova | 2

    Northern Lapwing | Tatiana Menshikova | 2

    Black-headed Gull | ivan Turkovskiy | 2

    Black-tailed Godwit | ivan Turkovskiy | 2

    Siberian Common Starling | ivan Turkovskiy | 2

    Saker Falcon | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eurasian Curlew | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Water Rail | Vassiliy Fedorenko | 2

    Northern Reed Bunting | Aibar Magazov | 2

    Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Barred Warbler | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Mute Swan | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    Little Grebe | ivan Turkovskiy | 2

    Water Pipit | ivan Turkovskiy | 2

    Dunlin | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-Bellied Sandgrouse | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Barred Warbler | Alexandr Katuncev | 2

    Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White Wagtail | Oleg Belyalov | 2

    Bewick's Swan | Yuriy Malkov | 2

    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...