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Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Least Concern

Envergadura

125,1 cm

Peso

9975,0 g

Familia

Anatidae

Orden

Anseriformes

Acerca de

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Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	125,1 cm	49.3 in
Peso	9975,0 g	351.86 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Entirely snow-white plumage in adults. All-black bill lacking yellow patch. Large size; heaviest North American bird. Neck held straight. Juveniles gray-brown, becoming white by second year. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Large deep-water lakes, slow rivers, and wetland complexes in western and interior North America from Alaska and Canada south to Oregon. Winters on ice-free rivers and coastal estuaries.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in Alaska and northern Canada; winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts from the southern United States to Mexico.

Diet & Feeding

Dabbles for seeds, invertebrates, and aquatic plants in shallow water; diet shifts between plant-rich and invertebrate-rich phases.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 32-37 days. Fledging: 90-122 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-9

Sonido

Canto

A deep, resonant, French-horn-like bugling 'oh-OH-oh'. The most musical of North American swans. Pairs sing in duet. Very different from the thin whistle of smaller swans.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

Trumpeter Swan has been recorded in 9 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇩🇪 Alemania 🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇦🇪 Emiratos Árabes Unidos 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇫🇷 Francia 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇵🇱 Polonia 🇬🇧 Reino Unido

External Databases

Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Trumpeter Swan eat?

Dabbles for seeds, invertebrates, and aquatic plants in shallow water; diet shifts between plant-rich and invertebrate-rich phases.

Where does the Trumpeter Swan live?

Large deep-water lakes, slow rivers, and wetland complexes in western and interior North America from Alaska and Canada south to Oregon. Winters on ice-free rivers and coastal estuaries.

Is the Trumpeter Swan endangered?

The Trumpeter Swan has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Trumpeter Swan nest?

Incubation: 32-37 days. Fledging: 90-122 days.

What does the Trumpeter Swan sound like?

A deep, resonant, French-horn-like bugling 'oh-OH-oh'. The most musical of North American swans. Pairs sing in duet. Very different from the thin whistle of smaller swans.

How big is the Trumpeter Swan?

The Trumpeter Swan has a wingspan of 125.1 cm, weight of 9975.0 g.

What order and family does the Trumpeter Swan belong to?

The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.