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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, June 2021.

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 24

    Glossy Ibis | Andrey Kovalenko | 14

    Bearded Tit | Andrei Kuryashkin | 14

    Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Andrey Kovalenko | 13

    Arctic Loon | Vladimir Vorobyov | 13

    Common Kingfisher | Ainur Iskakova | 13

    Little Bittern | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 13

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 12

    Eurasian Wryneck | Andrey Shatalov | 11

    Long-eared Owl | Nurqoja Ersaiyn | 11

    Glossy Ibis | Malik Nukusbekov | 10

    Short-eared Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 10

    Short-eared Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 10

    Long-eared Owl | Kirill Tanaev | 10

    Hoopoe | Vadim Nagumanov | 10

    Long-eared Owl | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 10

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 10

    White-winged Scoter | Vladimir Vorobyov | 9

    Siberian Jay | Vladimir Vorobyov | 9

    Bar-headed Goose | Vladimir Vorobyov | 9

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 9

    Northern Goshawk | Yuriy Malkov | 8

    Meadow Bunting | Andrei Kuryashkin | 8

    Long-eared Owl | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 8

    Long-eared Owl | Ruslan Telegin | 8

    European Bee-eater | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 8

    Eurasian Wryneck | Nurum Sagaliyev | 8

    Common Kingfisher | Serg Silan | 7

    Sedge Warbler | Anna Yasko | 7

    Asian Paradise Flycatcher | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 7

    Long-eared Owl | Olga Sivokon | 7

    Western Marsh-Harrier | Robert Parker | 7

    Short-eared Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 7

    Great Tit | Raouf Bairashev | 6

    Black-winged Stilt | Andrey Kovalenko | 6

    Black-headed Gull | Andrey Vilyayev | 6

    Little Gull | Yuriy Malkov | 6

    Desert Finch | Anna Yasko | 6

    Caspian Plover | Svetlana Baskakova | 6

    Egyptian Vulture | Kudaibergen Amirekul | 6

    Siberian Stonechat | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 6

    Common Nightingale | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 6

    Common Pheasant | Olga Sivokon | 6

    Common Pheasant | Olga Sivokon | 6

    Black-tailed Godwit | Ruslan Telegin | 6

    Common Rosefinch | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 6

    Eurasian Roller | Aldiyar Saparbayev | 6

    Long-eared Owl | Andrey Shatalov | 6

    Glossy Ibis | Qanatbek Kenzhegulov | 6

    Eurasian Hobby | Robert Parker | 6

    Little Bittern | Robert Parker | 6

    Black-crowned Night Heron | Robert Parker | 6

    European Bee-eater | Vadim Nagumanov | 6

    Common Oystercatcher | Vadim Nagumanov | 6

    Short-eared Owl | Yuriy Malkov | 6

    Arctic Loon | Gleb Bolbotov | 6

    Arctic Loon | Gleb Bolbotov | 6

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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...