Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
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Hakkında
The smallest swan and the only member of its genus, differing from true swans with a more goose-like head, red-pink bill and legs, and all-white plumage with black wingtips. Found in southern South America. Swims gracefully and grazes shoreline vegetation. Loud coscoroba call is distinctive.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Kanat Açıklığı | 84,2 cm | 33.1 in |
| Ağırlık | 4200,0 g | 148.15 oz |
Tanımlama
Tuy
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.
Coğrafi Dağılım
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.
Koruma Durumu
Davranış & Üreme
Yuvalama
Nest type: M. Incubation: 35 days. Fledging: 91-98 days.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü
4-9
Ses
Şarkı
A bugling, honking 'coscoroba' call — giving the species its onomatopoeic name. Loud and far-carrying. Less commonly heard than northern hemisphere swans.
Taksonomi
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Takım | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Familya | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Coscoroba |
| Türler | Coscoroba coscoroba |
Distribution
Coscoroba Swan has been recorded in 6 countries.
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Similar Birds
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