Mute Swan
Description
Swans are the largest extant members of the waterfowl family, Anatidae. The largest living species, including the mute swan (shown in the picture to the right), can reach a length of over 1.5m and weigh over 15 kg.
Breeding
Per nest, mute swans lay from 4 to 10 eggs. Female mute swans brood for about 36 days. The eggs hatch somewhere between May and July.
Habitat
Mute swans can be found almost everywhere in the world. They can be found in Europa, Asia, and North America.
Migration
Swans are migratory birds, meaning they will fly to warmer parts of the world during the winter, mostly around the Mediterranean. But they have also been observed in Northern Africa during the winter.
Call
Alarm Call
Latin Name: Cygnus olor
Food: algae, pondweed, waterweed, muskgrass, coontail, wild celery, wild rice, small insects
Conservation Status
Fun Facts about the mute swan
How do I do this? The young swans only learn to fly once they are 120 to 150 days old.
Royalty. The Mute Swan is the national bird of the Kingdom of Denmark!
What do you call them? A group of swans has many names, including “ballet,” “bevy,” “drift,” “regatta,” and “school” of swans.
More Images of mute swans
Swan diving for food
Young Swan
Sources
Wikipedia. (2022, September 20). Swan. Wikipedia. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from wikipedia.org
Whatbird.com. (n.d.). Swan Retrieved September 21, 2022, from identify.whatbird.com
