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The Checklist of the Birds of Russia


Gaviiformes

Podicipediformes

Procellariiformes

Pelecaniformes

Ciconiiformes

Phoenicopteriformes

Anseriformes

Falconiformes

Galliformes

Gruiformes

Turniciformes

Charadriiformes

Pterocletiformes

Columbiformes

Cuculiformes

Strigiformes

Caprimulgiformes

Apodiformes

Coraciiformes

Upupiformes

Piciformes

Passeriformes

rare birds records


Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

© Khasan Zhurtov
2025-03-25
Nalchik,KBR



Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)

© Andrey Vyalkov
2025-03-15

The 1st record in Primorsky Kray, the 2nd photo-record in the Russian Far East.


Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

© Dmitry Korobov
2025-03-11
Primorsky Krai, Ussuriyskiy rayon

The 2rd record in Primorsky Kray.


White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

© Stepan Boldyrev
2023-06-10

The 1st record in the Yamalo-Nenetsky region.


White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

© Andrey Fedotov
2025-03-01
Primorsky Krai

The 2nd record of the species in Primorye.


Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

© Alexandr Balaev
2025-01-31
Moskov Region, Luhovickij rajon

Second record to the Moscow region.


Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

© Andrey Bazdyrev
2025-02-03
Novokuznetsk district, Kemerovo region

First winter record in Siberia.


Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

© Dmitry Nizovtsev
2023-08-01
the village of Chazhemto, Kolpashevsky district, Tomsk region

The first record in the Tomsk Region.


Northern Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

© Alexander Popov
2025-01-28

The first record in the Tomsk region.


Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

© Ludmila Golik
2022-03-17

A rare case of the successful prey by a hen harrier on a feral pigeon.

more rarities...

recent video

2024-11-28. Mandarin Duck (Galina Katanova).

2024-10-15. Northern Hawk Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-09-11. Dunlin (Vadim Sinukhin).

2024-09-10. Ural Owl (Galina Katanova).

2024-07-31. Lesser Grey Shrike (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-07-13. Northern Bullfinch (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-24. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

2024-06-19. Corncrake (Nadia Goncharova).

2024-06-17. Icterine Warbler (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-09. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

2024-06-05. Northern Wren (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-06-04. Red-billed Chough (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-22. Thrush Nightingale (Alexandr Balaev).

2024-05-16. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Sergei Saveika).

2024-05-06. Goosander (Andrey Borodkin).

more video...

unidentified birds


2025-04-03

Анатолий Ходаков: Перепелятник.

2025-04-03

Игорь Фефелов: Если орел, то степной. Но не пойму - может, и вовсе мохноногий курганник темной морфы, ни иной раз даже рыжеватую "тюбетейку" имеют, какая бывает [....]

2025-04-01

Николай Змиевский: Если большинство за малого - так и есть, наверное...

more unidentified birds...