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Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
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 Joost van Bruggen (XC434964). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
Great EgretArdea alba
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 3,719,108 |
|---|---|
| California | 54,601 |
| Maryland | 48,742 |
| Virginia | 42,387 |
| New Hampshire | 37,729 |
| United States | 33,082 |
| United Kingdom | 20,976 |
| England | 18,125 |
| Russia | 16,414 |
| Missouri | 14,832 |
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
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.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 Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 Mute 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.