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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Birds

Whooper Swan is a large swan of the northern hemisphere, the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Cygnus cygnus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anatidae, Taxa
Source Whooper swan (Wikidata)

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cygnus cygnus
Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cygnus cygnus
Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cygnus cygnus
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cygnus cygnus
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Whooper swan (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25612 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q25612
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cygnus cygnus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
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