Coscoroba Swan

Sobre

O cisne-coscoroba é um cisne incomum da América do Sul, o único membro do seu género. Ao contrário dos verdadeiros cisnes, não tem pescoço tão longo e assemelha-se mais a um ganso grande. Tem plumagem branca com pontas das asas pretas e bico e pernas vermelhas. Cria em zonas húmidas da Patagónia, Terra do Fogo e adjacentes e hiberna no norte da Argentina, Uruguai e sul do Brasil. O seu apelo sonoro é o nome 'cos-cor-o-ba' que lhe deu o nome.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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.

🌿 Wetland

Distribuição 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 conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

4-9

Som

Canto

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

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Coscoroba
Espécies	Coscoroba coscoroba

Distribution

Coscoroba Swan has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Perguntas frequentes

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.