Swan - Wikipedia
网页Swans are the largest extant members of the waterfowl family Anatidae and are among the largest flying birds. The largest living species, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, and whooper swan, can reach a length of over 1.5 m (59 in) and weigh over 15 kg (33 lb). Their wingspans can be over 3.1 m (10 ft). [21]
Swan - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
网页The Swan is a large waterfowl in the Anatidae family. These birds are generally quite large, with long curved necks. They share a family with the smaller ducks and geese, though they are more closely related to geese than they are to ducks.
Swan | Bird Species, Migration & Lifespan | Britannica
网页3 天之前 · swan, largest waterfowl species of the subfamily Anserinae, family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Most swans are classified in the genus Cygnus. Swans are gracefully long-necked, heavy-bodied, big-footed birds that glide majestically when swimming and fly with slow wingbeats and with necks outstretched.
Swans (Cygnus) - North American Swans - Birds of North America
网页The swans are the largest members of the waterfowl family. These birds were once considered a gamebird and driven to the edge of extinction by overhunting. Today, the swans are protected birds.
Trumpeter Swan Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of …
网页Find This Bird. Look for these enormous swans on relatively shallow water or in agricultural fields. They’ll be straighter-necked than Mute Swans (and more likely to be in wild habitats rather than city ponds); and they’ll be considerably larger than the similar Tundra Swan.
7 Swan Species & Swan Types (How to Identify) - Pond Informer
网页2021年7月21日 · Worldwide, there are only seven living species of swans. These include the trumpeter swan, tundra swan, Bewick’s swan, whooper swan, black swan, black-necked swan, and mute swan. They’re found in the subfamily Anserinae (within family Anatidae), which they share with geese, though swans are of …
6 Fascinating Swan Facts You Should Know - Birds and Blooms
网页2024年8月12日 · Learn swan facts, including what swans eat, why they're known as a symbol of love and how many types of swans live in North America.
Swan Identification & Behavior | Trumpeter Swan Society
网页The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) and Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), sometimes known as the Whistling Swan, are native to North America. The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a Eurasian species that has been introduced and now breeds in the wild in some areas. All three are very large all-white birds.
Swan Species & Their Ranges Information - Earth Life
网页2023年7月13日 · Mute Swans aka Common Swan, Wild Swan, Tame Swan (Cygnus olor): Cygnus olor. A common temperate Eurasian species, often semi-domesticated; descendants of domestic flocks are naturalized in the United States and elsewhere.
Mute Swan Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
网页The exotic Mute Swan is the elegant bird of Russian ballets and European fairy tales. This swan swims with its long neck curved into an S and often holds its wings raised slightly above its back. Although they’re numerous and familiar in city parks and in bays and lakes in the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, Northeast, and Midatlantic, Mute ...
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