Birds of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan hosts 390 regularly occurring species in this directory. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common HoopoeUpupa epops
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Hume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humei
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
- Red-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Azure TitCyanistes cyanus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black LarkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispus
- Grey-crowned GoldfinchCarduelis caniceps
- Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Pallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- White-headed DuckOxyura leucocephala
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotus
- Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchanani
- Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliaca
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Common GullLarus canus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
- Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
- Asian HoubaraChlamydotis macqueenii
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Blue-capped RedstartPhoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Little BustardTetrax tetrax
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- Saxaul SparrowPasser ammodendri
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
- Brown DipperCinclus pallasii
- Red-mantled RosefinchCarpodacus rhodochlamys
- Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Northern NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Mongolian FinchBucanetes mongolicus
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Short-toed Snake EagleCircaetus gallicus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- White-browed Tit-warblerLeptopoecile sophiae
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black StorkCiconia nigra
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescens
- Yellow-eyed PigeonColumba eversmanni
- Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
- IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Güldenstädt's RedstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensis
- White-capped BuntingEmberiza stewarti
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Sociable LapwingVanellus gregarius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Common MerganserMergus merganser
- Altai AccentorPrunella himalayana
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Eastern Rock NuthatchSitta tephronota
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow BuntingEmberiza cioides
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
- Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- WallcreeperTichodroma muraria
- Turkestan Ground JayPodoces panderi
- Pallid Scops OwlOtus brucei
- Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo bubo
- Corn CrakeCrex crex
- Eastern BuzzardButeo japonicus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Great BustardOtis tarda
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Crimson-winged FinchRhodopechys sanguineus
- Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Boreal OwlAegolius funereus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Upcher's WarblerHippolais languida
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Upland BuzzardButeo hemilasius
- White's ThrushZoothera aurea
- Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Saker FalconFalco cherrug
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Black-headed Penduline TitRemiz macronyx
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Brandt's Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandti
- Solitary SnipeGallinago solitaria
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Black WoodpeckerDryocopus martius
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
- Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
- Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalis
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
- White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis
- Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Great RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilla
- Relict GullIchthyaetus relictus
- Red-fronted RosefinchCarpodacus puniceus
- Semicollared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Daurian PartridgePerdix dauurica
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
- Pallas's Fish EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Hazel GrouseTetrastes bonasia
- White-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla nivalis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rustica
- Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Great SnipeGallinago media
- Variable WheatearOenanthe picata
- Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii
- Stejneger's ScoterMelanitta stejnegeri
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Grey-headed ChickadeePoecile cinctus
- River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
- Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureola
- Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollis
- Pale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactyla