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Whooper Swan

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Also known as Cygnus cygnus, common swan

species of bird

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The Whooper Swan (*Cygnus cygnus*) is a species of bird within the family Anatidae and order Anseriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon being *Cygnus*. The species is also referred to by the common names Singschwan, Cisne cantor, and alarch y gogledd. Its nomenclatural authority is Linnaeus, 1758, and it serves as the nomenclatural type for *Cygnus*.

This freshwater habitat dweller has an average mass of 331 and a wingspan of 2.29. Reproductive characteristics include a litter size of 4.5 and an egg incubation period of 36. The species is endemic to Namdapha National Park. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2025.

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Species

Least Concern

whooper swan

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderAnseriformes
  4. FamilyAnatidae
Habitatfreshwater

Der Singschwan (Cygnus cygnus) zählt innerhalb der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae) zur Gattung der Schwäne (Cygnus). Vom allbekannten Höckerschwan unterscheidet er sich auf den ersten Blick durch den gerade gehaltenen Hals und die ganz anders gestaltete Schnabelpartie. Singschwäne sind Brutvögel der osteuropäischen und sibirischen Taiga. Im Herbst und Winter sind diese Schwäne auch in Mitteleuropa zu beobachten. In Küstengebieten und im norddeutschen Tiefland sind sie regelmäßiger Wintergast. Zunehmend kommt es aber auch zu Übersommerungen und vereinzelten Bruten in Mitteleuropa. Der Zug aus den Wintergebieten setzt im Oktober ein. Sie kehren ab März in ihre Brutgebiete zurück.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cygnus
Mass
8.75
Image
Cygnus cygnus 070416 IOL.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Cygnus cygnus
Commons category
Cygnus cygnus
Commons gallery
Cygnus cygnus
taxon common name
大天鹅
wingspan
2.29
litter size
4.5
egg incubation period
36
short name
C. cygnus
nomenclatural type of
Cygnus
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Encyclopedic overview

The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whooper Swan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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