Birds to See in Kazakhstan in December
95 bird species on our list for Kazakhstan are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Rock Dove and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. New this month: Woodpigeon, Gadwall, Common Redpoll and Water Pipit and 5 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Kazakhstan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 95 birds in December
95 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.85% in Dec
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 4.30% in Dec
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRecorded all year · 3.52% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaWinter visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.12% in Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.00% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.98% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Dec
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.69% in Dec
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.57% in Dec
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.45% in Dec
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.37% in Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.34% in Dec
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Dec
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.22% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.05% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.02% in Dec
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Dec
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.93% in Dec
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.87% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.78% in Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.78% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.76% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Dec
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Dec
Water RailRallus aquaticusPassage migrantCommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.64% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec · 0.58% in Dec
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.55% in Dec
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.55% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.52% in Dec
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Dec
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.49% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Dec
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.46% in Dec
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.46% in Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.46% in Dec
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.46% in Dec
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.44% in Dec
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.44% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.41% in Dec
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.38% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Dec
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentCommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.35% in Dec
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.32% in Dec
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.29% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.29% in Dec
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.29% in Dec
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentUncommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Dec
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisWinter visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.29% in Dec
Little OwlAthene noctuaPassage migrantUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Dec
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.29% in Dec
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.29% in Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.29% in Dec
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.26% in Dec
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.26% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.23% in Dec
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.23% in Dec
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusWinter visitorUncommon98–120 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.20% in Dec
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.20% in Dec
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusSummer visitorUncommon36–39 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.17% in Dec
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.17% in Dec
DunnockPrunella modularisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.17% in Dec
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.17% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.17% in Dec
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.15% in Dec
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Dec
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Dec
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorUncommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.12% in Dec
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Dec
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.12% in Dec
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made