Kazakhstan · Almaty Region
Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station
96 species and 1,389 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ile-Alatau NP2 km141 species
- Ile-Alatau NP – Tien-Shan Astronomical Observatory3 km107 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Big Almaty Lake4 km158 species
- Ile Alatau NP – Kaskelen Valley28 km120 species
- Lake Sorbulak – Eastern Ponds;68 km173 species
- Lake Sorbulaq – Southern Shore;72 km224 species
All 96 species recorded here
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Great Tit Parus major
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station?
May–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station?
96 species, from 1,389 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ile-Alatau NP – Kosmos Station in November?
The most recorded in November: Himalayan Snowcock, Plain Mountain Finch, Red-billed Chough, Alpine Chough and Northern Raven.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis
Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Brandt's Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandti