Birds of Kazakhstan

387 species recorded at 26 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaWhooper SwanWhooper SwanCygnus cygnusCaspian GullCaspian GullLarus cachinnansWhite-tailed EagleWhite-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicillaEurasian ChaffinchEurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsCarrion CrowCarrion CrowCorvus coroneCommon GoldeneyeCommon GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusHooded CrowHooded CrowCorvus cornixCommon LinnetCommon LinnetLinaria cannabinaRookRookCorvus frugilegusMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olor

Most recorded

Barn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaRuddy ShelduckRuddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaHume's Leaf WarblerHume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humeiCalandra LarkCalandra LarkMelanocorypha calandraWestern JackdawWestern JackdawColoeus monedulaLong-legged BuzzardLong-legged BuzzardButeo rufinusWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaCommon HoopoeCommon HoopoeUpupa epopsNorthern LapwingNorthern LapwingVanellus vanellusCommon MynaCommon MynaAcridotheres tristisIsabelline WheatearIsabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Lake Sorbulak – General Area;Almaty Region243 species
  2. Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;Almaty Region224 species
  3. Taukum DesertAlmaty Region199 species
  4. KanshengelAlmaty237 species
  5. Korgalzhyn Village – General Area;Astana193 species
  6. Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty LakeAlmaty Region158 species
  7. Tengiz – South Evaporation PondsMangystau Region224 species
  8. Korgalzhyn NWRAstana188 species
  9. Sogeti Valley – Drinking Pool and Surrounding PlainsAlmaty Region140 species
  10. Ile-Alatau NPAlmaty Region141 species
  11. Sheikh Khalifa Houbara Breeding CenterOngtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy160 species
  12. Lake Sorbulak – Canals;Almaty Region124 species
All 26 hotspots
  1. Lake Shoshkakol;Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy183 species
  2. Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical ObservatoryAlmaty Region107 species
  3. Ile River Delta – Zheltorangy Poplars;Almaty157 species
  4. Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen ValleyAlmaty Region120 species
  5. Ile River Delta – Topar Lakes;Almaty Region172 species
  6. Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;Almaty Region173 species
  7. Karasu River – From P-2Astana115 species
  8. Lake Sorbulak – Western Shore;Almaty Region158 species
  9. Shakpak Pass – Autumn Banding Site;Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy137 species
  10. Maishukur Village – Lake 1Astana102 species
  11. Betpakdala – Lower Reaches of the Shu River;Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy197 species
  12. Astana – Lake Taldikol ParkAstana138 species
  13. Kokpek CanyonAlmaty Region110 species
  14. Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos StationAlmaty Region96 species

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All species recorded · 387