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Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
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.
Easily confused with
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great EgretArdea alba
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,181,010 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 92,655 |
| Michigan | 72,249 |
| New York | 66,155 |
| California | 47,370 |
| Pennsylvania | 41,049 |
| Washington | 40,251 |
| North Carolina | 36,133 |
| New Jersey | 33,348 |
| Ohio | 31,568 |
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
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 Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of 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 Tundra Swan with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.