The tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus, is a species of swan in the family Anatidae that breeds in the Arctic and overwinters in North America, Europe, and Asia, with two recognized subspecies, Bewick's swan in Eurasia and the whistling swan in North America. It is the smallest of the Holarctic swans, measuring 115 to 150 centimeters long with a wingspan of 168 to 211 centimeters, and adults are entirely white with black feet and a mostly black bill marked with variable yellow and a pink line along the mouth. Unlike the mute swan it is migratory, and it forms monogamous pairs that mate for life while defending territories in the breeding season and gathering in social groups the rest of the year. It is listed as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 3 Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 4 Living or Extinct Comparison
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Source Tundra swan (Wikipedia)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Tundra swan (Wikipedia)
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Introduction
The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a species of swan which breeds in the arctic, and overwinters in North America, Europe, and Asia.
In Ecosystem: Arctic Ocean, C. c. columbianus distribution
The birds breeding along the Arctic Ocean coast migrate via Canada and the Great Lakes region to winter at the Atlantic coast of the United States, mainly from Maryland to North Carolina, but some move as far south as Florida.
In Ecosystem: Caspian Sea, C. c. bewickii distribution
A few birds from the central Siberian range also winter in Iran at the south of the Caspian Sea; in former times these flocks also migrated to the Aral Sea before the late 20th century ecological catastrophe turned most of the habitat there into inhospitable wasteland.
View the Source3. Wikipedia: Tundra swan
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)Quote, threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Their main cause of death is poaching.
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cygnus columbianus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
Negative Impacts injures humans causes disease in humans causes disease in humans crop pest
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
View the Source 5. Tundra swan (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26603 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Tundra, Introduction
View the Source 6. NatureServe Explorer: Cygnus columbianus
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"roundedGRank": "G5"
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