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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
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Trumpeter Swan
Described by
Richardson, J, 1832

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Taxonomic 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.

See all 172 species of the family Anatidae