Mute Swan - BirdForum Opus

Cygnus olor

Photo by Marysan
Location: Lake Murray, San Diego, CA, USA

Identification

Size: 127-152 cm (50-60 in); wingspan: 208-238 cm (82-94 in); weight: 5500-14300 g (12-31 lbs).

White plumage, bright orange bill, with a black knob at the base. Male is larger than the female, with a larger knob on the bill. Young birds have dull, greyish-brown plumage and a grey bill without the knob.

Photo by ody
Juvenile photographed at: Alblasserdam, Holland

Distribution

Northern and central Eurasia. British Isles, France, Denmark and Germany.

Habitat

Town parks, flooded gravel-pits, reservoirs and natural wetlands.

Behaviour

Diet includes aquatic plants, by tipping up like a dabbling duck.

External Links

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