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Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC413784). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great EgretArdea alba
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New York | 123,102 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 25,539 |
| United States | 24,068 |
| Oregon | 20,696 |
| Ontario | 19,449 |
| Quebec | 12,490 |
| Indiana | 10,704 |
| Virginia | 10,662 |
| West Virginia | 6,573 |
| Minnesota | 4,812 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Waterfowl · Anseriformes |
| Family | Ducks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae |
| Genus | True Swans · Cygnus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Canton, Ohio, United States
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Trumpeter Swan with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.