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| + | [[Image:Mute_Swan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Marysan|Marysan}}<br />Location: Lake Murray, San Diego, [[California]], [[USA]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Cygnus|Cygnus]] olor | ;[[:Category:Cygnus|Cygnus]] olor | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | L. 127-152 cm (50-60 in) | + | *L. 127-152 cm (50-60 in) |
| − | W. 208-238 cm (82-94 in) | + | *W. 208-238 cm (82-94 in) |
| − | Weight 5500-14300 g (12-31 lbs) | + | *Weight 5500-14300 g (12-31 lbs) |
====Adult==== | ====Adult==== | ||
*White plumage | *White plumage | ||
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*Dull, greyish-brown | *Dull, greyish-brown | ||
*Grey bill without knob | *Grey bill without knob | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Mute_swan_juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|ody|ody}}<br />Location: Alblasserdam, [[Holland]]<br />Juvenile]] | |
| − | [[Image:Mute_swan_juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by ody<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Northern and central [[Eurasia]]. | + | Northern and central [[Eurasia]]. [[British Isles]], [[France]], [[Denmark]], and [[Germany]]. |
| − | Introduced populations present throughout North America. | + | Introduced populations present throughout [[North America]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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. | + | Includes aquatic plants, by tipping up like a dabbling duck. |
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
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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]]'' | ||
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{{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:Birds]][[Category:Cygnus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] |
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- 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.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Cygnus olor (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
