Ducks, Geese, Swans

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

The Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a 9.3 kg wetland bird. It migrates.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

9.3 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

46

Recorded in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Iceland, Estonia, Russia, Germany, Japan, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, France, Lithuania, United States, China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Åland, Latvia, Switzerland, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, Czechia, Canada, Romania, Austria, Isle of Man, Faeroe Islands, Greece, Azerbaijan, Iran, Hungary, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, SJ, United Arab Emirates, Georgia.

Where to see it: Eiði · lake (Faroe Islands); Bakkatjörn (pond only) (Iceland); Kaldbakstjarnir (Iceland); Gun Galuut NR (Mongolia); Ilmatsalu kalatiigid (Estonia).

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