Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinatorRichardson, J, 1832
English (US) Trumpeter Swan
The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds North America from western and central Alaska eastward through east-central Canada and southward through western and central USA; some southward movement in winter; early extirpations and subsequent reintroductions cloud distributional knowledgeRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cygnus buccinator
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Trumpeter Swan
- Described by
- Richardson, J, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Richardson, J, 1832
- Type locality
- Hudson Bay.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: by Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucien Bonaparte 4 p.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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