Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - HBW 1, p. 579
French: Cygne siffleur
German: Zwergschwan
Spanish: Cisne Chico
Other common names: Whistling Swan (columbianus); Bewick's Swan (bewickii)
Taxonomy: Anas Columbianus Ord, 1815, The Dalles, Oregon.
Placed by some in genus Olor with C. buccinator and C. cygnus. Subspecies bewickii sometimes regarded as full species. Population of NE Asia has been assigned separate subspecies jankowskii, though doubtfully valid. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bewickii (Yarrell, 1830) - Kola Peninsula E throughout arctic N Siberia; winters in W Europe, S of Caspian Sea and E China, Korea and Japan.
- columbianus (Ord, 1815) - tundra of Arctic North America; winters in W and coastal E USA.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Pair on a drainage channel, displaying and quietly calling Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp bewickii)
Joe Angseesing 3 February 2006 4 years ago 41 sec 3 -
Two birds on the grass, resting Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp bewickii)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 3 -
A close-up of a bird amongst wild Mute Swans, swimming and drinking Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 3 -
A bird on the grass, walking and sitting down Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A pair swimming in a lake Locality Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain (ssp bewickii)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 3 -
Two adults, amongst other birds, displaying with head movements Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp bewickii)
Joe Angseesing 16 February 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 2.7
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In migration from the mid-Atlantic coast of the USA to the Canadian Arctic (~6000km)
Locality Long Point, Ontario, Canada (ssp columbianus)
Ian Barker 14 March 2011 2 years ago 2.6 -
Two birds swimming.
Locality Vogelpark Avifauna, Alphen, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 6 February 1993 1 year ago 2.3
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Adults calling in flight Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp bewickii)
Laurent Demongin 7 July 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Calls by a bird in flight. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp columbianus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 43 weeks ago 3.5 -
Two swans swim together with one calling; some other birds are heard in the background Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
(ssp bewickii)
Joe Angseesing 24 October 2008 3 years ago 3
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