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The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) 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 wingspan of 185 to 304.8 cm (6 ft 2 in to 10 ft 2 in).
Trumpeter swans, for example, can live as long as 24 years and only start breeding at the age of 4–7, forming monogamous pair bonds as early as 20 months. [23] " Divorce", though rare, does occur; one study of mute swans shows a 3% rate for pairs that breed successfully and 9% for pairs that do not. [ 24 ]
Trumpeter swans once faced extinction, according to an ODNR news release from 2021."In 2020, wildlife biologists found 98 breeding pairs of trumpeter swans in Ohio, an encouraging increase in ...
Trumpeter swan on nest. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Coscoroba swan: Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) 28 Black swan: Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) 29 Black-necked swan: Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) 30 Mute swan: Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 31 Trumpeter swan: Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831: 32 Tundra swan: Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) 33 Whooper swan: Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus ...
Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator (A) [8] Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus (A) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus (A) [9] Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna (A) [10] Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca (I) Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata (I) Wood duck, Aix sponsa; Garganey, Spatula querquedula (A) [11] Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors; Cinnamon teal ...
The clip shows the two engaging in what Susan Best, president of Trumpeter Swan Conservation Ontario, calls their "victory dance." Something that two swans would only do with their forever mate.
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Connecticut (1994) listed 173 bird species as confirmed breeders, based on a 1982–1986 survey. An assessment before 2004 estimated the total number of species breeding regularly in the state at about 150. [2]