Trumpeter swan
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The trumpeter swan, or simply the trumpeter, is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl, with a w
Trumpeter swans in winter
Juvenile at the Cincinnati Zoo
Its black bill is useful in distinguishing the trumpeter swan from the introduced mute swan.
Plate 406 of the Birds of America by John James Audubon, depicting the trumpeter swan
Tundra swan
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The tundra swan is a species of swan which breeds in the arctic, and overwinters in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the smallest of the Holarctic swans, at 115–150 cm in length, 168–211 cm in w
Trumpeter swan
…habitation in North America, whereas trumpeters are usually only found in pristine wetlands with minimal human disturbance, especially while breeding. The tundra swan (C. columbianus) more closely resembles the trumpeter but is significantly smaller. The neck of a male trumpeter may be twice as long as the neck of a…
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Woodcut by Robert Elliot Bewick of the swan named in memory of his father by William Yarrell. 1847 edition of Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds.
Whistling swan (C. c. columbianus)
Bewick's swan (C. c. bewickii)