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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 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.
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 ...
The 2024 Wisconsin breeding waterfowl survey showed an 8% drop in mallards and a 4% decline in total ducks from 2023 estimates. ... it cited a continued increase in trumpeter swans and sandhill ...
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. Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis
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]
Anseriformes (Anser being Latin for "goose") is the taxonomic order to which the ducks, geese, swans, and screamers belong. BirdLife International has assessed 166 species; 89 (54% of total species) have had their population estimated.