This document summarizes information about three rare bird species found in Kurgan region: the Sterkh crane, the Small tundra swan, and the Pink pelican. It describes the physical characteristics and habitats of each bird. It notes that the numbers of each species are declining due to factors like poaching and hunting. The final pages encourage protecting these birds, which are listed in the Red Books of Russia and Kurgan region.

1. Teacher: S.V. Bochkareva
Kurgan, Gymnasium 19
The birds from the Red
Book
of Kurgan region
Made by Tokpiseva Anastasia
and Bushukina Diana (6D)

2. Kurgan region
The Sterkh

3. This bird is a rare species. It was
written into the Red books of
Russia and Kurgan region.
• Description: the Sterkh is a big bird.
It has a long neck and long legs. Its
wings are white. Its beak and legs
are red. The White crane can “sing”:
“Kurl…kurl…”.
Its habitat: the Sterkh lives in Yakutia and at the banks of
the Ob river. In Kurgan region we can find these birds in
Zverinogolovsky, Dolmatovsky and Tselinnay districts.
The number of these birds is becoming less. Today in
Kurgan region we can find only 11 birds, it is very little.
Ecology: it makes its nests at the lakes, marshes and so
on. Sometimes grown-ups can kill young birds.
The White Crane eats berries, molluscs, and insects and so
on. Poachers and hunters kill these wonderful birds.
The White Crane

4. The Small tundra swan
Description: It looks like an
ordinary swan, but its neck and
beak are smaller. The Small
tundra swan has got a yellow
spot on his beak.
We can see this swan in Kurgan
region during its migration
period. It’s a rare species.
Its habitat: it lives in the tundra zone, sometimes
in the forest-tundra zone. In autumn the birds live
along the Arctic coast in the west.
The cause of its disappearing: the number of
swans is becoming less, because of the
activity of poachers.

5. The Pink Pelican
Kurgan region

6. The Pink pelican
Description: People found it in
Kurgan region in 2012 at the first
time. It is white, and it has got
an ochre-yellow spot on its
chest. Its legs and the skin
around its eyes are pink. Its
weigh is usually 10 or 11 kilos.
Its habitat: you can see the Pink
Pelican in Vargashi district (the
Lake Bolshoe Maniyas).
. The number of these birds: in
2012 there were only 20 couples
of the Pink pelican in Kurgan
region.
Protection: Vargashi reserve is
the territory where the
pelicans are protected.
The Pink pelican was
written into the Red Book
of the Russian Federation.

7. People! Protect us!
We are your friends!

8. Come to Kurgan region!
And you will see many wonderful birds there!

9. The list of literature
1. Красная Книга Курганской области.
Издание 2-е. – Курган, Изд-во Курганского
госуниверситета, 2012.
2. The Materials from the site
http://animalreader.ru