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  2. Trumpeter swan - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. Swan - Wikipedia

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    There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan which is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life , although separation sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another.

  4. Mute swan - Wikipedia

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    The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia , and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to the largest populations outside of its native range, with additional smaller introductions in Australasia ...

  5. Category:Swans - Wikipedia

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    There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan which is no longer considered one of the true swans. For the band, see Category:Swans (band) .

  6. List of largest birds - Wikipedia

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    The largest waterfowl species by average size is the trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) of Northern North America, which can reach a length of 1.82 m (6.0 ft), a wingspan of 3.1 m (10 ft) and a weight of 17.3 kg (38 lb). [57]

  7. Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The elegant trumpeter swan is North America's largest waterfowl, with a wingspans of 8 feet (2.6 m) and they can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg). Whooping cranes. The elevation of the refuge ranges from 6,600 feet (2,000 m) to almost 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and consists of 65,810.25 acres (266.32 km 2) [1] of high elevation prairie and forested ...

  8. Coscoroba swan - Wikipedia

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    The coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) is a species of waterfowl in the subfamily Anserinae of the family Anatidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Paraguay , Uruguay , and the Falkland Islands .

  9. List of birds of the United States - Wikipedia

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    For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.