Whooper swan

The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan, and the type species for the genus Cygnus.

Whooper swan
Calls recorded in County Cork, Ireland
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Cygnus
Species:
C. cygnus
Binomial name
Cygnus cygnus
Range of C. cygnus
  Breeding range
  Year-round range
  Wintering range
Synonyms
  • Anas cygnus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cygnus ferus
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