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The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan , and the type species for the genus Cygnus .
English: Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus, Swallow Pond, Northumberland. Three birds on spring migration north to Iceland, stopping for a few hours rest. Three birds on spring migration north to Iceland, stopping for a few hours rest.
The whooper swan and tundra swan are wholly migratory, and the trumpeter swans are almost entirely migratory. [16] There is some evidence that the black-necked swan is migratory over part of its range, but detailed studies have not established whether these movements are long or short-range migration. [22]
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Researchers said the protective effects of nature reserves could see the wintering whooper swan population double by 2030.
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A record number of whooper swans have been recorded at a Lincolnshire wildlife reserve. The RSPB Frampton Marsh site near Boston saw 1,440 of the birds last week, compared with the usual figure of ...
The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest member of the pelican family and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans rivaling those of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony.