- 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...
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Swans are
birds of the
genus Cygnus within the
family Anatidae. The
swans'
closest relatives include the
geese and ducks.
Swans are
grouped with the closely...
- and
whooper swans appear to be
represented in
ancient Gr**** and
Egyptian art. The
whooper swan's nearest relatives, the
trumpeter and
tundra swans, share...
- 10 ft 2 in). It is the
American counterpart and a
close relative of the
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) of Eurasia, and even has been
considered the same species...
- The
tundra swan (Cygnus columbi****) is a
small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa
within it are
usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes...
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migratory path.
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Anatidae 8,200
metres (27,000 feet) This
height was
attained by a
flock of
whooper swans flying over Northern...
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British ornithologists. He
described Bewick's
swan in 1830,
distinguishing it from the
larger whooper swan.
Yarrell was born in Duke Street, St James's...
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winter months by at
least 20,000 birds,
including pink-footed geese,
whooper swans, and teals. The Loch of
Strathbeg was
formerly an
inlet of the sea,...
- The mute
swan (Cygnus olor) is a
species of
swan and a
member of the
waterfowl family Anatidae. It is
native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter...
- lark. The
final movement,
Swans migrating,
takes the form of a long
crescendo for orchestra, with the
sounds of
whooper swans. At the end both birdsong...
