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Gaviiformes
Gaviidae
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae
Phalacrocoracidae
Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae
Threskiornithidae
Ciconiidae
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
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Pandionidae
Accipitridae
Falconidae
Galliformes
Tetraonidae
Phasianidae
Gruiformes
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Charadriiformes
Burhinidae
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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, August 2018.

Spotted Flycatcher | Andrei Kuryashkin | 4

Eastern Imperial Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 3

Black-crowned Night Heron | Askar Isabekov | 3

Himalayan Golden Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 2

Hoopoe | Askar Isabekov | 2

Chukar Partridge | Askar Isabekov | 2

Black-crowned Night Heron | Andrey Vilyayev | 2

Hoopoe | Viktor Kolesnikov | 2

Black-eared Kite | Natali Kim | 2

Spotted Flycatcher | Anna Yasko | 2

Hoopoe | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

Common Whitethroat | Viktoriya Zvyaginceva | 2

White-winged Lark | Askar Isabekov | 2

Lesser Short-toed Lark | Askar Isabekov | 2

Northern Lapwing | Askar Isabekov | 2

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 2

Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Askar Isabekov | 2

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Big Year 2020

rare birds records


Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

© Sean Minns
2020-07-13
Prorva area, Atyrau Oblast

Pallas's Sea-Eagle is rare summer visitor in Kazakhstan. Mostly recorded in eastern part of country. In western Kazakhstan in former times it was recorded in Mangyshlak, relatevely recent record is only observation of two birds in Urda forest in the end of June, 1990. So this record is first for western part of Kazakhstan in recent 30 years.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

© Natali Kim
2020-07-13
Eastern Kazakhstan

First record of breeding Peregrine Falcon in high-rise building in large city. Before 1950-60-s Peregrine Falcon was regular breeding bird in cities of Europe, but desapeared after using pesticides by human. In XXI centure Peregrine Falcon became to appeare in large cities, there are articles about nesting in Irkutsk, Ufa, Moscow. But in Kazakhstan this is first record ever.

Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)

© Svetlana Baskakova
2020-06-23

First photorecord in birds.kz

White's Thrush (Zoothera dauma)

© Alexey Timoshenko
2020-06-03
Uly-Zhylanshyk riv., Kostanay reg.

Second record of White's Thrush in Kustanai oblast. At September 03, 1938 one bird was observed in Naurzum reserve.

unidentified birds

2020-08-03

Андрей Коваленко: Думаю, что шахин все же.
2020-08-02

Анна Ясько: Садовая камышевка. Проекция ПМ не длинная. Длинный клюв, отсутствие брови, недобрый взгляд - в пользу садовой.
more unidentified birds...