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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | L. 127-152 cm (50-60 in)<br/> | |
| − | + | W. 208-238 cm (82-94 in)<br/> | |
| − | White plumage | + | Weight 5500-14300 g (12-31 lbs) |
| + | ====Adult==== | ||
| + | *White plumage | ||
| + | *Bright orange bill with black knob at base | ||
| + | *Male larger, with larger knob | ||
| + | ====Juvenile==== | ||
| + | *Dull, greyish-brown | ||
| + | *Grey bill without knob | ||
[[Image:Mute_swan_juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by ody<br />Juvenile photographed at: Alblasserdam, Holland]] | [[Image:Mute_swan_juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by ody<br />Juvenile photographed at: Alblasserdam, Holland]] | ||
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Northern and central [[Eurasia]]. [[British Isles]], [[France]], [[Denmark]] and [[Germany]]. | Northern and central [[Eurasia]]. [[British Isles]], [[France]], [[Denmark]] and [[Germany]]. | ||
| + | Introduced populations present throughout North America. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Town parks, flooded gravel-pits, reservoirs and natural wetlands. | Town parks, flooded gravel-pits, reservoirs and natural wetlands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Includes aquatic plants, by tipping up like a dabbling duck. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Voice== |
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<flashmp3>Cygnus olor (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Cygnus olor (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Cygnus olor (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Cygnus olor (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
{{GSearch|Cygnus+olor}} | {{GSearch|Cygnus+olor}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=168&Bird_Image_ID=1214&Bird_Family_ID=61 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=168&Bird_Image_ID=1214&Bird_Family_ID=61 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 30 December 2007
- Cygnus olor
Identification
L. 127-152 cm (50-60 in)
W. 208-238 cm (82-94 in)
Weight 5500-14300 g (12-31 lbs)
Adult
- White plumage
- Bright orange bill with black knob at base
- Male larger, with larger knob
Juvenile
- Dull, greyish-brown
- Grey bill without knob
Distribution
Northern and central Eurasia. British Isles, France, Denmark and Germany.
Introduced populations present throughout North America.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Town parks, flooded gravel-pits, reservoirs and natural wetlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Includes aquatic plants, by tipping up like a dabbling duck.
Voice
<flashmp3>Cygnus olor (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
