Best photos of the month. February 2021. Birds of Kyrgyzstan.

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Gaviiformes

Gaviidae

Podicipediformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

Best photos of the month, February 2021.

Ibisbill | Irina Romanovskaia | 3

Godlewski's Bunting | Irina Romanovskaia | 3

Great Grey Shrike | Philippe Campeau | 3

Water Pipit | Philippe Campeau | 3

Brown Dipper | Philippe Campeau | 3

Ibisbill | Philippe Campeau | 3

Brown Accentor | Myrzabek Ozubekov | 3

Pallas's Gull | Philippe Campeau | 3

Brown Dipper | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Coal Tit | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Brown Accentor | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Red-crested Pochard | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Common Shelduck | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Common Goldeneye | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Eversmann's Redstart | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

Bearded Tit | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Mute Swan | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Whooper Swan | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Brown Accentor | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Mute Swan | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Red-crested Pochard | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Tufted Duck | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Black-Necked Grebe | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Common Kestrel | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Coal Tit | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Common Goldeneye | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Little Grebe | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Horned Lark | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Great Tit | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Tree Sparrow | Elvira Gazieva | 2

Azure Tit | Elvira Gazieva | 2

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Philippe Campeau | 2

Pallas's Gull | Philippe Campeau | 2

Black-breasted Tit | Philippe Campeau | 2

Godlewski's Bunting | Irina Romanovskaia | 2

White-tailed Sea-Eagle | Philippe Campeau | 2

Pallas's Gull | Philippe Campeau | 2

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Big Year 2021

1. Irina Romanovskaia (74)
2. Philippe Campeau (51)
3. Elvira Gazieva (42)
4. Pjotr Trommel (39)
5. Nurzhan Alymkanova (4)
6. Myrzabek Ozubekov (1)

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rare birds records

Black-Bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

The first photo registration of a Black-Bellied Sandgrouse on birds.kg.

Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Very rare or probably unique case of nesting of Long-legged Buzzards in the center of large city.

Red-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)

Third record of Red-throated Thrush in Kyrgyz Republic. First one was shot at March 22, 1958 in valley of At-Bashi river (Yanushevich et al, 1960). Second record of Red-throated Thrush was at February 10, 2002 near Ananievo village, coast of Issyk-Kul lake (Kulagin, 2009). Basing in this records Red-throated Thrush was included to checklist of birds of Kyrgyz Republic with a status of vagrant bird (Toropova, Kulagin, 2006).

Торопова В.И., Кулагин С.В. Третий систематический список птиц Кыргызстана// Selevinia, 2006. – С. 44-54.
Янушевич А.И., Тюрин П.С., Яковлева И.Д., Кыдыралиев А., Семёнова Н.И. 1960. Птицы Киргизии. Фрунзе, 2: 1-272.

Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota)

Rare record and first photo-record of Snow Pigeon in Kyrgyzstan. Most recent records of Snow Pigeon are related to summer of 1985, when E.D.Shukurov during 5 days found 4 Pigeons in mountains of Alai ridge, and 3 ones in north slope of Chonalai ridge. Birds were observed in altitude 3000-3330 m. Nest with eggs was found by E.D.Shukurov at June 14, 1985 in canyon of northern slope of Chonalai ridge in altitude 3200 m. In Zaalai ridge S.V.Kulagin observed Snow Pigeon several years ago in Ichke Suu, close to Lenin Peak area, but he couldn't take photo of bird.

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unidentified birds

2021-02-18

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2021-02-02

Philippe Campeau: Специалистый по хишным птицам, помочь пожалуйста! Эта птица наверное полевой Лунь. Ее видели в Ала-Арче, в горах (2300м). Сейчас зима. А то фотка [....]

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