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2. Mute swan - Wikipedia

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   Mute swans usually hiss at competitors or intruders trying to enter their territory. [31] The most familiar sound associated with mute swans is the vibrant throbbing of the wings in flight which is unique to the species and can be heard from a range of 1 to 2 km (0.6 to 1 mi), indicating its value as a contact sound between birds in flight. [23]

3. List of Anseriformes - Wikipedia

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   A. a. rubrirostris Swinhoe 1871 (Eastern Greylag Goose) Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus 1758) (swan goose) VU A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd; Anser erythropus (Linnaeus 1758) (lesser white-fronted goose) VU A2bcd+3bcd+4bcd; Anser albifrons (greater white-fronted goose) LC. A. a. flavirostris Dalgety & Scott 1948 (Greenland white-fronted Goose)

4. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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   The ducks, geese, and swans are small- to large-sized birds with a broad and elongated general body plan. [2] Diving species vary from this in being rounder. Extant species range in size from the cotton pygmy goose, at as little as 26.5 cm (10.5 in) and 164 g (5.8 oz), to the trumpeter swan, at

5. List of Anatidae species - Wikipedia

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   Canada goose: Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) 14 Barnacle goose: Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803) 15 Cackling goose: Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832) 16 Bar-headed goose: Anser indicus (Latham, 1790) 17 Emperor goose: Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802) 18 Ross's goose: Anser rossii Cassin, 1861: 19 Snow goose: Anser caerulescens ...

6. Greylag goose - Wikipedia

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   The greylag goose was one of the first animals to be domesticated; this happened at least 3,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt, the domestic subspecies being known as A. a. domesticus. [7] As the domestic goose is a subspecies of the greylag goose they are able to interbreed, with the offspring sharing characteristics of both wild and domestic ...

7. Swan - Wikipedia

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   Swans are the largest extant members of the waterfowl family Anatidae and are among the largest flying birds. The largest living species, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, and whooper swan, can reach a length of over 1.5 m (59 in) and weigh over 15 kg (33 lb).

8. List of national animals - Wikipedia

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   Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor [21] Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae [21] Dominica: Sisserou parrot (national bird) Amazona imperalis [22] El Salvador: Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [23] Estonia: Wolf (national animal) Canis lupus [24] Barn swallow (national bird) Hirundo rustica [24]

9. List of birds of Ontario - Wikipedia

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   Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons; Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris (A) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus (A) Brant, Branta bernicla; Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis (A) Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii; Canada goose, Branta canadensis (B) Mute swan, Cygnus olor (B) (I) Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator (B) Tundra swan ...