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Gaviiformes
Podicipediformes
Pelecaniformes
Ciconiiformes
Phoenicopteriformes
Anseriformes
Falconiformes
Galliformes
Gruiformes
Charadriiformes
Pterocletiformes
Columbiformes
Cuculiformes
Strigiformes
Caprimulgiformes
Apodiformes
Coraciiformes
Upupiformes
Piciformes
Passeriformes
The Checklist of the Birds of Kazakhstan
Gaviiformes
Loons
1. Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica)2. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Podicipediformes
Grebes
3. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)4. Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
5. Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
6. Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
7. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Pelecaniformes
Pelicans
8. Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)9. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Cormorants
10. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)11. Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)
Ciconiiformes
Herons and Egrets
12. Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)13. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
14. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
15. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
16. Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
17. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
18. Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
19. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
20. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
21. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Ibises
22. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)23. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Storks
24. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)25. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Phoenicopteriformes
Anseriformes
Waterfowl
28. Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)29. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
30. Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
31. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
32. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
33. Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
34. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
35. Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
36. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
37. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
38. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
39. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
40. Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)
41. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
42. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
43. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
44. Common Teal (Anas crecca)
45. Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
46. Falcated Duck (Anas falcata)
47. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
48. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
49. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
50. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
51. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
52. Marbled Duck (Anas angustirostris)
53. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
54. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
55. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
56. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
57. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
58. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
59. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
60. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
61. Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
62. White-winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
63. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
64. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
65. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
66. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
67. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Falconiformes
Ospreys
68. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Eagles and Hawks
69. Eurasian Honey-Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)70. Crested Honey-Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
71. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
72. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
73. Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
74. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
75. Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
76. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
77. Common Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
78. Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
79. Shikra (Accipiter badius)
80. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
81. Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
82. Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
83. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
84. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
85. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
86. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
87. Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
88. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
89. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
90. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
91. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
92. Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
93. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
94. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
95. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
96. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
97. Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
98. Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
Falcons
99. Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)100. Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
101. Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)
102. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
103. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
104. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
105. Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
106. Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
107. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Galliformes
Grouses
108. Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)109. Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus)
110. Northern Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
111. Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
112. Northern Hazelhen (Tetrastes bonasia)
Pheasants and Quails
113. Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)114. Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
115. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
116. See-see Partrige (Ammoperdix griseogularis)
117. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
118. Daurian Partridge (Perdix dauurica)
119. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
120. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Gruiformes
Cranes
121. Common Crane (Grus grus)122. Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
123. Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
Rails
124. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)125. Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
126. Little Crake (Porzana parva)
127. Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
128. Corncrake (Crex crex)
129. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
130. Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
131. Common Coot (Fulica atra)
Bustards
132. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)133. Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
134. Macqueen's Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)
Charadriiformes
Thick-knees
135. Eurasian Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)Plovers
136. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)137. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
138. Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
139. Greater Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
140. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
141. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
142. Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
143. Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
144. Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus)
145. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
146. Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
147. Sociable Lapwing (Chettusia gregaria)
148. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
149. White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucura)
150. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Stitls and Avocets
151. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)152. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Oystercatchers
153. Common Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)154. Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)
Sandpipers and Snipes
155. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)156. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
157. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
158. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
159. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
160. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
161. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
162. Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
163. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
164. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
165. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
166. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
167. Rufous-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
168. Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
169. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
170. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
171. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
172. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
173. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
174. Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
175. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
176. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
177. Swinhoe's Snipe (Gallinago megala)
178. Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura)
179. Solitary Snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
180. Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
181. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
182. Little Curlew (Numenius minutus)
183. Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
184. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
185. Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
186. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
187. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
188. Asiatic Dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
189. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
Pratincoles
190. Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)191. Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
192. Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius cursor)
Skuas
193. Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)194. Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Gulls and Terns
195. Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)196. Relict Gull (Larus relictus)
197. Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
198. Little Gull (Larus minutus)
199. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
200. Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
201. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
202. Siberian Black-backed Gull (Larus heuglini)
203. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
204. Vega (Mongolian) Gull (Larus (vegae) mongolicus)
205. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
206. Baraba Steppe Gull (Larus barabensis)
207. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
208. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
209. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
210. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
211. Black Tern (Chlidonias nigra)
212. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
213. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
214. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
215. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
216. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
217. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
218. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
Pterocletiformes
Sandgrouses
219. Pin-Tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)220. Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
221. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
Columbiformes
Pigeons and Doves
222. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)223. Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas)
224. Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
225. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
226. Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)
227. Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota)
228. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
229. European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
230. Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
231. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
Cuculiformes
Strigiformes
True Owls
234. Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)235. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
236. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
237. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
238. Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops)
239. Striated Scops-Owl (Otus brucei)
240. Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
241. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
242. Eurasian Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)
243. Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula)
244. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
245. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
246. Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Caprimulgiformes
Nightjars
247. European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)248. Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius)
Apodiformes
Swifts
249. Common Swift (Apus apus)250. Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
251. Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
252. White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
Coraciiformes
Rollers
253. Eurasian Roller (Coracias garrulus)Kingfishers
254. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)Bee-eaters
255. European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)256. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
Upupiformes
Piciformes
Woodpeckers
258. Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)259. Grey-Headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
260. Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
261. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
262. White-Winged Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucopterus)
263. White-Backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
264. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
265. Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
Passeriformes
Swallows
266. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)267. Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)
268. Northern House Martin (Delichon urbica)
269. Eastern House Martin (Delichon dasypus)
270. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
271. Pale Sand Martin (Riparia diluta)
272. Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
Larks
273. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)274. Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
275. Hume's Short-toed Lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
276. Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)
277. Asian Short-toed Lark (Calandrella cheelensis)
278. Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
279. Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
280. White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
281. Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
282. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
283. Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)
284. Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)
285. Oriental Lark (Alauda gulgula)
Pipits and Wagtails
286. Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)287. Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla feldegg)
288. Yellow-backed Wagtail (Motacilla lutea)
289. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
290. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
291. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
292. Masked Wagtail (Motacilla personata)
293. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
294. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
295. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
296. Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
297. Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi)
298. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
299. Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
300. Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
301. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Shrikes
302. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)303. Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
304. Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
305. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
306. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
307. Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
308. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
309. Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
310. Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
311. Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)
Orioles
312. European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)Starlings
313. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)314. Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)
315. Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
Crows and Jays
316. Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus)317. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
318. Black-Billed Magpie (Pica pica)
319. Pander's Ground-Jay (Podoces panderi)
320. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
321. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
322. Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
323. Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
324. Daurian Jackdaw (Corvus daurica)
325. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
326. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
327. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
328. Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)
329. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Waxwings
330. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)331. Japanese Waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
Dippers
332. Eurasian Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)333. Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
Wrens
334. Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)Accentors
335. Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)336. Himalayan Accentor (Prunella himalayana)
337. Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens)
338. Siberian Accentor (Prunella montanella)
339. Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
340. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Warblers
341. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)342. Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
343. River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
344. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella certhiola)
345. Western Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
346. Lanceolated Warbler (Locustella lanceolata)
347. Moustached Warbler (Lusciniola melanopogon)
348. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
349. Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
350. Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
351. Large-billed Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orinus)
352. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
353. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
354. Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
355. Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
356. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
357. Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
358. Syke's Warbler (Hippolais rama)
359. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
360. Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida)
361. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
362. Eastern Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
363. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
364. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
365. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
366. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
367. Hume's Whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)
368. Menetries Warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
369. Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)
370. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
371. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
372. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
373. Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
374. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
375. Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
376. Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
377. Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
378. Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
379. Sulphur-bellied Warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
380. Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
381. Streaked Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
Goldcrests
382. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)383. White-browed Tit-Warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)
Flycatchers
384. Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)385. Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
386. Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
387. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
388. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
389. Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)
390. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
391. Siberian Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)
392. Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda)
Thrushes
393. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)394. Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
395. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
396. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
397. Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
398. Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
399. Variable Wheatear (Oenanthe picata)
400. Finsch's Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)
401. Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
402. Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
403. Rufous Bush Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)
404. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
405. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
406. Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus)
407. Eurasian Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
408. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
409. Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
410. Guldenstadt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster)
411. White-capped Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
412. Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosus)
413. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
414. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
415. Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
416. Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
417. Himalayan Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis)
418. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
419. Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane)
420. Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
421. White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)
422. Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)
423. Red-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)
424. Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)
425. Naumann's Thrush (Turdus naumanni)
426. Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus)
427. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
428. Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
429. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
430. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
431. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
432. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
433. White's Thrush (Zoothera dauma)
434. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
435. Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
Bearded Tits
436. Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)Long-tailed Tits
437. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)Penduline Tits
438. Eurasian Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)439. White-crowned Penduline Tit (Remiz coronatus)
440. Black-headed Penduline Tit (Remiz macronyx)
Titmices
441. Marsh Tit (Parus palustris)442. Willow Tit (Parus montanus)
443. Songar Tit (Parus songarus)
444. Siberian Tit (Parus cinctus)
445. Crested Tit (Parus cristatus)
446. Coal Tit (Parus ater)
447. Black-breasted Tit (Parus rufonuchalis)
448. Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
449. Yellow-breasted Tit (Parus flavipectus)
450. Azure Tit (Parus cyanus)
451. Great Tit (Parus major)
452. Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis)
Nuthatches
453. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)454. Eastern Rock Nuthatch (Sitta tephronota)
455. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
Treecreepers
456. Common Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)457. Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
Sparrows
458. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)459. Indian Sparrow (Passer indicus)
460. Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
461. Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri)
462. Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
463. Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
464. White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
465. Pale Rock-Finch (Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Finches
466. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)467. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
468. Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus)
469. European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
470. Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
471. Eurasian Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
472. Grey-headed Goldfinch (Carduelis caniceps)
473. Eurasian Linnet (Acanthis cannabina)
474. Twite (Acanthis flavirostris)
475. Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
476. Hodgson's Rosefinch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
477. Brandt's Rosefinch (Leucosticte brandti)
478. Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
479. Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguinea)
480. Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
481. Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
482. Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
483. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
484. Pallas's Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
485. Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)
486. Blyth's Rosefinch (Carpodacus grandis)
487. Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
488. Red-breasted Rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus)
489. Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
490. Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
491. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
492. White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)
493. Northern Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
494. Baikal Bullfinch (Pyrrhula cineracea)
495. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
496. White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
Buntings
497. Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)498. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
499. Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephala)
500. White-capped Bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
501. Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
502. Godlewski's Bunting (Emberiza godlewskii)
503. Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides)
504. Northern Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
505. Pallas's Reed Bunting (Emberiza pallasi)
506. Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)
507. Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
508. Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola)
509. Black-faced Bunting (Ocyris spodocephalus)
510. Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
511. Grey-necked Bunting (Emberiza buchanani)
512. Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
513. Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
514. Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
515. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Big Year 2018
supported by
1. Isabekov Askar (320)
2. Belyaev Alexandr (301)
3. Gubin Boris (273)
4. Dyakin Gennadiy (250)
5. Yasko Anna (208)
6. Golubeva Anna (207)
7. Katuncev Alexandr (191)
8. Vorobyov Vladimir (169)
9. Malkov Yuriy (158)
10. Zvyaginceva Viktoriya (157)
rare birds records
Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)
© Aleksey Timoshenko
2018-10-18
Kostanay reg., Naurzum rezerve
New species of Naurzum Reserve. In northern part of Kazakhstan Pygmy
Cormorant previously was recorded at October 6th, 1998 in Kulykol lake
(Pynnonen, 1999), about 180 km to west from the point of new record.
Also singles or group of 2-80 birds were regularly observed in
Kurgaldzhin Reserve since 2001.
Ерохов С.Н., Березовиков Н.Н. 2009. Материалы к орнитофауне озёрной
степи и лесостепи Кустанайской области. Часть 1 // Рус. орнитол. журн.
18 (516): 1715-1742.
Кошкин А.В. 2017. Орнитофауна Тениз-Коргалжынского региона (Центральный
Казахстан) // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1415): 909-956.
Cormorant previously was recorded at October 6th, 1998 in Kulykol lake
(Pynnonen, 1999), about 180 km to west from the point of new record.
Also singles or group of 2-80 birds were regularly observed in
Kurgaldzhin Reserve since 2001.
Ерохов С.Н., Березовиков Н.Н. 2009. Материалы к орнитофауне озёрной
степи и лесостепи Кустанайской области. Часть 1 // Рус. орнитол. журн.
18 (516): 1715-1742.
Кошкин А.В. 2017. Орнитофауна Тениз-Коргалжынского региона (Центральный
Казахстан) // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1415): 909-956.
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
© Alexandr Belyaev
2018-11-03
Almatinskaja obl.,g.Taldykorgan
Rare vagrant visitors in SE Kazakhstan.
Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
© Andrey Kovalenko
2018-10-14
Northern Caspian, Kalamkas.
Rare vagrant bird. First record in western part of Kazakhstan. Before observed in Central Kazakhstan (Kurgaldzhino), and in S and SE Kazakhstan.
Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
© Askar Isabekov
2018-10-07
Sorbulak lake system. Almaty oblast.
Second photo record of Long-billed Dowitcher in Kazakhstan. The first one was recorded in Sorbulak lakes too at September 7th, 2014 (Fedorenko, Isabekov, Dyakin, 2014). Group of birdwatchers with Peter Kennely also watched this bird in Sholak lake near Kurgaldzhino village at May 15, 2005, but unfortunately no evidence of this record was provided.
Орнитологический вестник Казахстана и Средней Азии, вып. 3, Алматы, 2014: 211-212
Орнитологический вестник Казахстана и Средней Азии, вып. 3, Алматы, 2014: 211-212
Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
© Steve Klasan
2018-09-09
Korgalzhyn
The second record for Tengiz-Korgalzhyn area. Before this record one bird was observed at December 12, 1969 in floodland of Nura river.
Кошкин А.В. 2017. Орнитофауна Тениз-Коргалжынского региона (Центральный Казахстан) // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1415): 909-956.
Кошкин А.В. 2017. Орнитофауна Тениз-Коргалжынского региона (Центральный Казахстан) // Рус. орнитол. журн. 26 (1415): 909-956.
Amur (White) Wagtail (Motacilla (alba) leucopsis)
© Sveta Ashby
2018-05-21
Kanshengel
Fist record of Amur Wagtail (Motacilla alba leucopsis) in Kazakhstan. Most of systematics treat this taxon as subspecies of White Wagtail (Mac Kinnon&Phillips, 2000; Степанян, 2003; Roberts, 2006; Brazil, 2014; Clements, 2016; HBW, 2016) but include it to special group of eastern races. Breeding range of this bird contains Far East Russia, Korea peninsula, SW Japan, central and eastern China. Winters in Southern Asia eastward to Northern India. Records of vagrant birds known in Vitim Reserve (Russia, Northern Trans-Baikal area) at April 29, 2014 (S.L.Volkov, www.sibrids.ru) and in Eastern Mongolia (Gombobaatar & Monks, 2011). From November 27 to December 2 of 2015 one male was observed in Finland (Kujala, Päijät-Häme), it's third record in Western Palearctic.
Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
© Vladimir Vorobyov
2018-05-29
VKO Katon-Karagay
The first nest of Altai Snowcock found in Kazakhstan. Previously only several broods were recorded.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
© Alexandr Katuncev
2018-05-06
New species for Sorbulak system.
Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)
© Gennadiy Dyakin
2018-05-09
Aktau, Mangistau region
Rare record for Mangyshlak peninsula. Previously the following records are known: June 1-2 1888 in area of Sherkala mountain and Akmysh well, May 06, 1947 in vicinity of Fort-Shevchenko, May 07, 1964 in Danga, May 17, 2009 near Kaundy depression, and May 09, 2017 in the square of Aktau city.
Finsch's Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)
© Malik Nukusbekov
2018-05-25
Ertai. Zhambyl oblast.
The new species for Moinkum desert. The known breeding range of Finsch's Wheatear in Kazakhstan covers Mangyshlak, Ustyurt and Kyzylkum desert. The records in area eastward of Syrdaria river were not known. In May of 2017, Sergey Domashevski recorded adults and huveniles in Togyzkentau, NW of Moinkum desert. This record indicate to expantion of breeding range in eastern direction.
recent video
2018-11-24. Mallard (Natali Kim), Tufted Duck (Natali Kim), Smew (Natali Kim), Common Oystercatcher (Natali Kim), Black-headed Gull (Natali Kim), Bohemian Waxwing (Natali Kim), Eurasian Nuthatch (Natali Kim).
2018-11-21. Great White Egret (Natali Kim), Great White Egret (Natali Kim), Grey Heron (Natali Kim), Eurasian Wryneck (Natali Kim), Yellow Wagtail (Natali Kim), Lesser Whitethroat (Natali Kim), Redwing (Natali Kim).
2018-11-16. Barn Swallow (Natali Kim).
unidentified birds
2018-12-11
Шевцов Дмитрий: Здесь тоже белохвост по тем же признакам + светлые без контрастов голова и шея.
2018-12-11
Шевцов Дмитрий: Да. Мощное сложение, мощный желтый клюв, клиновидный хвост, даже с такого ракурса видна белизна на хвосте.
2018-11-30
Сергей Л. Волков: Думал я, что у хохотуньи маховые в апреле не столь сильно обтрепанные. А оказывается, бывают такие. Но при этом бывают и совсем целые. Интересно, [....]