- 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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flying birds. The
largest living species,
including the mute
swan,
trumpeter swan, and
whooper swan, can
reach a
length of over 1.5 m (59 in) and
weigh over...
- 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...
- 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...
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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,...
- butterfly)
Papilio machaon Finland
Brown bear (national animal)
Ursus arctos Whooper swan (national bird)
Cygnus cygnus European perch (national fish)
Perca fluviatilis...
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breeding birds are the
willow warbler,
common chaffinch, and redwing. The
whooper swan is Finland's
national bird. A
total of 80
species of
mammals have been...
