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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, February 2018.

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Oleg Belyalov | 4

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Short-eared Owl | Askar Isabekov | 3

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Oleg Belyalov | 3

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 3

    European Greenfinch | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Red Crossbill | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Eversmann's Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Redpoll | Natali Kim | 2

    Brambling | Natali Kim | 2

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Serg Silan | 2

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

    Northern Hazelhen | Konstantin Andrussenko | 2

    Spotted Nutcracker | Konstantin Andrussenko | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Black-throated Thrush | Natali Kim | 2

    Eurasian Dipper | Vladimir Vorobyov | 2

    Red Crossbill | Askar Isabekov | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Common Redpoll | Natali Kim | 2

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 2

    Altai Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Hen Harrier | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Little Owl | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mistle Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellowhammer | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Askar Isabekov | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Brandt's Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow-billed Chough | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Azure Tit | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Guldenstadt's Redstart | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Whooper Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Rough-legged Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red Crossbill | Gennadiy Dyakin | 1

    Eversmann's Redstart | Andrey Vilyayev | 1

    Willow Tit | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Hooded Crow | Viktor Kolesnikov | 1

    Smew | Natali Kim | 1

    Hawfinch | Natali Kim | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Natali Kim | 1

    Hybrid Goldfinch | Natali Kim | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Natali Kim | 1

    White-Backed Woodpecker | Natali Kim | 1

    Hawfinch | Natali Kim | 1

    Hawfinch | Natali Kim | 1

    Ruddy Shelduck | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Godlewski's Bunting | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Spotted Nutcracker | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Red Crossbill | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Red-breasted Merganser | Anna Yasko | 1

    Long-tailed Tit | Viktor Kalyuzhnov | 1

    Merlin | Ivan Bevza | 1

    Common Sparrowhawk | Alexey Kurochkin | 1

    White-winged Grosbeak | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Eurasian Blackbird | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 1

    Great Spotted Woodpecker | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Pine Grosbeak | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    European Greenfinch | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Willow Tit | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Hooded Crow | Ruslan Telegin | 1

    Baikal Bullfinch | Ruslan Telegin | 1

    Great Tit | Ruslan Telegin | 1

    Northern Bullfinch | Ruslan Telegin | 1

    Ring-necked Pheasant | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Mistle Thrush | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Twite | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Corn Bunting | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-breasted Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-billed Chough | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bewick's Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Whooper Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Red-mantled Rosefinch | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Redpoll | Natali Kim | 1

    Brambling | Natali Kim | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Serg Silan | 1

    Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Crested Lark | Sergei Shmygalev | 1

    Bohemian Waxwing | Yuriy Malkov | 1

    Common Treecreeper | Alexey Kurochkin | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Red-billed Chough | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Bewick's Swan | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Baikal Bullfinch | Natali Kim | 1

    Pallas's Rosefinch | Natali Kim | 1

    Eurasian Nuthatch | Natali Kim | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Pine Grosbeak | Vladimir Vorobyov | 1

    Ibisbill | Alexandr Belyaev | 1

    Pine Grosbeak | Konstantin Andrussenko | 1

    Red-fronted Serin | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Yellow-breasted Tit | Malik Nukusbekov | 1

    Himalayan Lammergeier | Nurlan Ongarbayev | 1

    Eastern Buzzard | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Redpoll | Natali Kim | 1

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 1

    Common Redpoll | Natali Kim | 1

    Common Goldeneye | Andrei Kuryashkin | 1

    Goldcrest | Askar Isabekov | 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...