Mute Swan

Cygnus olor - Cygne tuberculé

Cygne tuberculé
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Cygnus

  • Species
    :

    olor

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 160 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 200 à 240 cm.
  • Weight
    : 9000 à 13000 g
Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cygne tuberculé
adult
Cygne tuberculé
juvenile

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Cygne tuberculé,
  • Cisne vulgar,
  • cisne-mudo,
  • Höckerschwan,
  • bütykös hattyú,
  • Knobbelzwaan,
  • Cigno reale,
  • knölsvan,
  • Knoppsvane,
  • labuť veľká,
  • labuť velká,
  • Knopsvane,
  • kyhmyjoutsen,
  • Witswaan,
  • cigne mut,
  • Hnúðsvanur,
  • łabędź niemy,
  • paugurknābja gulbis,
  • labod grbec,
  • Лебедь-шипун,
  • コブハクチョウ,
  • 疣鼻天鹅,
  • 疣鼻天鵝〔赤嘴天鵝〕,

Voice song and cries

Cygne tuberculé
adult

Habitat

Cygne tuberculé

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 25-02-2024
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