Kazakhstan bird checklist
491 bird species in 70 families have been recorded in Kazakhstan, according to eBird; about 362 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Kazakhstan right now
1Rook
2Mallard
3Eurasian Jackdaw
4Common Chaffinch
5Eurasian Magpie
6Eurasian Coot
7Rock Pigeon
8Caspian Gull
9Green-winged Teal
10Great Egret
Kazakhstan bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Barnacle Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- White-winged Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Daurian Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Himalayan Snowcock
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Ibisbill
- Ibisbill
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Oriental Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Relict Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Shikra
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- White-winged Woodpecker
- Syrian Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Crimson Rosella
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Indian Golden Oriole
Monarch Flycatchers
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Northern Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Siberian Jay
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Turkestan Ground-Jay
- Northern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Daurian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Gray-headed Chickadee
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
- Black-headed Penduline-Tit
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Black Lark
- Asian Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
- Cetti's Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- White-browed Tit-Warbler
- Long-tailed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Common Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Variable Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- Saxaul Sparrow
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Red-mantled Rosefinch
- Blyth's Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Asian Rosy-Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Godlewski's Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
Most common birds in Kazakhstan
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Kazakhstan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Great EgretArdea alba
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Largest bird families in Kazakhstan
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl29
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites27
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Old World Flycatchers23
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies21
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers16
- Old World Buntings13
- Wagtails and Pipits11
Reported in the last 30 days
323 species reported to eBird in Kazakhstan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Azure Tit, Gray-crowned Goldfinch, Eurasian Magpie, Carrion Crow, Hume's Warbler, Ring-necked Pheasant, Great Tit, Black-throated Thrush, Brambling, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Jackdaw, Long-legged Buzzard, Common Quail, Rook, Steppe Eagle, Caspian Gull, Eurasian Wigeon, Siberian Stonechat, Mute Swan, Common Chiffchaff, Mallard, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Greater Flamingo, Great Egret, Rock Pigeon, Green-winged Teal, White Wagtail, Isabelline Wheatear, Cockatiel, Golden Eagle, Common Raven, Eastern Buzzard, Fieldfare, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Wren, Common Myna, …
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Brambling
Barn Swallow
Great Tit
Mute Swan
White Wagtail
Common Chiffchaff
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Wigeon
Great Cormorant
Black-headed Gull
House Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant
Reed Bunting
Carrion Crow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow