Mute Swan
Cygnus olor(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Mute Swan
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 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: west-central to east-central Palearctic region from central Europe to southeastern China; partially migratory southward; introduced widely including to western and southwestern Europe, Japan, southwestern Australia, and eastern North AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cygnus olor
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mute Swan
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Olor
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Russia, Sibiria, Persico etiam littore maris Caspii.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.502
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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