Bird AlbumKazakhstan · Almaty Region
Taukum Desert
199 species and 5,572 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 136 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Pallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxus
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kanshengel13 km237 species
- Ile River Delta – Topar Lakes;75 km172 species
- Ile River Delta – Zheltorangy Poplars;77 km157 species
All 199 species recorded here
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Turkestan Ground Jay Podoces panderi
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taukum Desert?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 136 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taukum Desert?
199 species, from 5,572 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taukum Desert in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-necked Raven, Pallas's Sandgrouse and Common Kestrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.