Cygnus

Also known as swans, swan

Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae, forming the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. They are the largest waterfowl and are often among the largest flighted birds in their range.

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Cygnus is a genus within the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Bechstein in 1803 and is considered accepted. Its taxonomic type is the Whooper Swan. Common names for the group include Swan, Cygne, Schwäne, labod, and svanar.

These organisms inhabit brackish and freshwater environments. Records of the genus are held by institutions including USNM, BSNS, CMNH, CLO, and NHMUK in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, and locations with unknown locality. The taxon appears in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and New International Encyclopedia. It is referenced by 1,474 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

svanar

Animalia

KINGDOM

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Observations recorded3,012,139,120

Die Schwäne (Cygnus) sind eine Gattung der Entenvögel (Anatidae). Innerhalb dieser Familie werden sie den Gänsen (Anserinae) zugerechnet. Schwäne sind die größten aller Entenvögel. Wegen des rein weißen Gefieders der europäischen Arten (früher lateinisch Cygnus albus „Weißer Schwan“[1]) und der eindrucksvollen Größe sind sie in zahlreiche Mythen und Märchen eingegangen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Merkmale 2 Verbreitung und Lebensraum 3 Lebensweise 4 Systematik 5 Schwäne und der Mensch 5.1 Der Schwan als Lebensmittel 6 Literatur 7 Weblinks 8 Einzelnachweise Merkmale Das Gefieder der Schwäne ist entweder rein weiß oder zeigt eine Mischung aus schwarz und weiß, wobei weiße Varianten schwarze Flügelspitzen haben können. Die Trauerschwäne sind die einzige vollkommen schwarz erscheinende Schwanenart (im Flug sind auch sie erkennbar teilweise weiß gefärbt). Die Geschlechter aller Arten zeigen nur geringfügige Unterschiede im äußeren Erscheinungsbild. Schwäne unterscheiden sich von den Gänsen im engeren Sinn durch einen noch längeren Hals, der ihnen das Gründeln im tieferen Wasser ermöglicht, und die Körpergröße, die sie neben einigen Pelikanen zu den größten Wasservögeln macht. Ihre Flügelspann

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 327
With media: 9
Family: Anatidae
Collections: USNM, BSNS, CMNH, CLO, NHMUK, UAFMC
Recorded in: United States, United Kingdom, Locality Unknown, Sweden

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cygnini
Image: Cygnus olor 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg

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taxon name: Cygnus
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Cygnus
taxon common name: labod
Commons gallery: Cygnus (genus)
topic's main category: Category:Cygnus (genus)
different from: swan
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
taxonomic type: Whooper Swan

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections

Contents

Taxonomy and terminology
Description
Distribution and movements
Behaviour
Systematics and evolution
Phylogeny
Species
Fossil record
In culture
European motifs
As food
Heraldry
Ancient Greece and Rome
Irish lore and poetry
Nordic lore
''Swan Lake'' ballet
Christianity
Spanish language literature
Hinduism
Indo-European religions
See also
References
External links

There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan, which is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, although separation sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight.

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