Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) - HBW 1, p. 579
French: Coscoroba blanc
German: Coscorobaschwan
Spanish: Cisne Coscoroba
Taxonomy: Anas Coscoroba Molina, 1782, Chile.
A distinctive species, to some extent intermediate between swans and geese, yet some authors consider it to be most closely related to whistling ducks (Dendrocygnini). Monotypic.
Distribution: S South America from Tierra del Fuego N to C Chile and N Argentina; winters N to SE Brazil.
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A pair on the water; the male flapping its wings Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2003 7 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
A bird swimming, preening and feeding Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 28 August 2004 5 years ago 43 sec 4.3 -
A group of birds standing and preening Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Gus Yaki 29 January 2000 4 years ago 10 sec 4.3 -
A pair at the water´s edge Locality Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 October 2003 7 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A pair on the water; the male preening Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2003 7 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird sailing Locality Curitiba Zoo, Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 3.5
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Near the face
Locality Argentina
Rafael Zamora Padrón 7 August 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Close up of adult.
Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile
Simon Littlejohn 1 January 2003 1 year ago 3.8 -
Adult foraging in a swamp.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 26 July 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
Two birds swimming.
Locality Santa Cruz Area, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 21 July 2007 14 weeks ago 3.7 -
Two individuals on the water.
Locality Boyuibe, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2003 14 weeks ago 3.5 -
A group of birds swimming.
Locality Trelew, Chubut Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2003 14 weeks ago 3.4
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Birds singing on a lake Locality Taim Ecological Station, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Cláudio Dias Timm 25 July 2009 2 years ago 2
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