Swan
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 Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)
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Cygnanser Kretzoi, 1957 |
A swan (Cygnini) is a kind of water bird, from the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba. They are in the subfamily Anserinae, in the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks.
They swim on top of the water and eat plants off the bottom of ponds, lakes, or oceans. They also eat insects and other small animals. Swans can also fly.
A baby swan is called a cygnet. The name of the constellation Cygnus is from the Latin word for swan.
[change] Taxonomy
- Genus Cygnus
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- New Zealand Swan (Cygnus atratus sumnerensis) †
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)
- Whistling Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- Genus Coscoroba
- Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Look up Cygnus in Wikispecies, a directory of species
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