Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - HBW 1, p. 578
French: Cygne chanteur
German: Singschwan
Spanish: Cisne Cantor
Taxonomy: Anas Cygnus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Forms superspecies with C. buccinator; this sometimes considered a subspecies of present species. Sometimes placed in genus Olor with C. buccinator and C. columbianus. Population of S Greenland and Iceland has been assigned separate subspecies islandicus, though doubtfully valid. Monotypic.
Distribution: Iceland and Scandinavia E to NE Siberia; winters in W and C Europe, around Baltic, North, Black, Caspian and Aral Seas, E to coastal China and Japan.
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Groups of birds displaying and calling. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 44 sec 4.7 -
A pair displaying and calling, also showing dominance within the group. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 56 sec 4.6 -
8 Whooper Swans in the snow in search of food . A Young Bird from last year is there Locality North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Christian Wiesmann 13 February 2010 1 year ago 36 sec 4.5 -
Several birds flying and landing on the water (then at 35% speed). Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 37 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a juvenile bird preening on a lake shore. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a bird drinking and calling while swimming. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 22 sec 4.4
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Formation flying
Locality Martin Mere, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 14 December 2011 8 weeks ago 4.2 -
adults
Locality Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan
AurélienAudevard 11 February 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Close-up of a head of juvenile bird, with Mute Swan's head in background.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (Monotypic species)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 7 March 2011 41 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult
Locality Nemuro Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan
AurélienAudevard 11 February 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
A partying trio
Locality Martin Mere, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 14 December 2011 8 weeks ago 4 -
A portrait of an adult bird resting on a riverbank.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (Monotypic species)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 7 March 2011 41 weeks ago 4
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A group of birds calling and displaying. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Several birds calling while displaying. Locality Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Calls in excitement. Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4
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