Coscoroba Swan

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El coscorobo es un cisne blanco pequeño de América del Sur con el pico y las patas de color rojo-naranja. A pesar de su aspecto similar al de un cisne, no está estrechamente emparentado con los cisnes verdaderos; los estudios genéticos sugieren que su pariente más próximo es el ganso de Nueva Holanda de Australia. Habita en humedales de Chile, Argentina, Uruguay y sur de Brasil.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	84,2 cm	33.1 in
Peso	4200,0 g	148.15 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Entirely white plumage except black wingtips visible in flight. Bright red bill and red legs and feet. Red eye-ring. More goose-like than true swans. Juvenile has brownish wash. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons, and flooded grasslands from southern Brazil through Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter. Nests in reedy margins.

🌿 Humedal

Distribución geográfica

Breeds in western North American prairies and parklands; winters in California, the Southwest, and northern Mexico.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles and upends in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: M. Incubation: 35 days. Fledging: 91-98 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

4-9

Sonido

Canto

A bugling, honking 'coscoroba' call — giving the species its onomatopoeic name. Loud and far-carrying. Less commonly heard than northern hemisphere swans.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Coscoroba
Especies	Coscoroba coscoroba

Distribution

Coscoroba Swan has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇩🇪 Alemania 🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇫🇷 Francia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇬🇧 Reino Unido

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Coscoroba Swan eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles and upends in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding season.

Where does the Coscoroba Swan live?

Freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons, and flooded grasslands from southern Brazil through Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter. Nests in reedy margins.

Is the Coscoroba Swan endangered?

The Coscoroba Swan has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Coscoroba Swan nest?

Nest type: M. Incubation: 35 days. Fledging: 91-98 days.

What does the Coscoroba Swan sound like?

A bugling, honking 'coscoroba' call — giving the species its onomatopoeic name. Loud and far-carrying. Less commonly heard than northern hemisphere swans.

How big is the Coscoroba Swan?

The Coscoroba Swan has a wingspan of 84.2 cm, weight of 4200.0 g.

What order and family does the Coscoroba Swan belong to?

The Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.