Tundra Swan

Sobre

O cisne-de-bewick é um cisne branco médio com distribuição circumolar ártica. Criando na tundra ártica, hiberna em Europa Ocidental, sul da Ásia e leste da Ásia. Pode ser distinguido do cisne-cantor pelos padrões variáveis de amarelo e preto no bico, que são únicos para cada indivíduo como impressões digitais. As populações migrantes da Europa Ocidental criaram ao longo das costas da Grã-Bretanha e Países Baixos. É classificado como espécie distinta por algumas autoridades.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	107,6 cm	42.4 in
Peso	6675,0 g	235.45 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

All-white plumage; bill black with small yellow patch at base near eye. Neck shorter and rounder-headed than Trumpeter Swan. Juveniles grayish-brown. Bewick's race has more extensive yellow on bill.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on Arctic tundra ponds and lakes in Alaska, Canada, and Siberia. Winters on coastal estuaries, shallow bays, agricultural fields, and freshwater lakes in North America, Europe, and eastern Asia.

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Distribuição geográfica

Breeds in the northern Great Plains; winters along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida. Uses the Central and Mississippi flyways.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; diet becomes more invertebrate-heavy in spring.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: M. Incubation: 29-32 days. Fledging: 40-75 days.

Tamanho da postura

3-6

Som

Canto

A high, bugling 'who-who-who' with a musical quality. North American subspecies (Whistling Swan) produces a higher-pitched call than European Bewick's Swan (Cygnus c. bewickii).

Taxonomia

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

Distribution

Tundra Swan has been recorded in 5 countries.

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🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States

External Databases

Perguntas frequentes

What does the Tundra Swan eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; diet becomes more invertebrate-heavy in spring.

Where does the Tundra Swan live?

Breeds on Arctic tundra ponds and lakes in Alaska, Canada, and Siberia. Winters on coastal estuaries, shallow bays, agricultural fields, and freshwater lakes in North America, Europe, and eastern Asia.

Is the Tundra Swan endangered?

The Tundra Swan has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Tundra Swan nest?

Nest type: M. Incubation: 29-32 days. Fledging: 40-75 days.

What does the Tundra Swan sound like?

A high, bugling 'who-who-who' with a musical quality. North American subspecies (Whistling Swan) produces a higher-pitched call than European Bewick's Swan (Cygnus c. bewickii).

How big is the Tundra Swan?

The Tundra Swan has a wingspan of 107.6 cm, weight of 6675.0 g.

What order and family does the Tundra Swan belong to?

The Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.