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  2. Trumpeter swan - Wikipedia

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    Distinguishing tundra and trumpeter swans from a distance (when size is harder to gauge) can be challenging without direct comparison but it is possible thanks to the trumpeter's obviously longer neck (the great length of which is apparent even when the swan is not standing or swimming upright) and larger, wedge-shaped bill as compared to the ...

  3. Tundra swan - Wikipedia

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    Woodcut by Robert Elliot Bewick of the swan named in memory of his father by William Yarrell. 1847 edition of Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds.. C. columbianus is the smallest of the Holarctic swans, at 115–150 cm (45–59 in) in length, 168–211 cm (66–83 in) in wingspan and a weight range of 3.4–9.6 kg (7.5–21.2 lb).

  4. Swan - Wikipedia

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    Trumpeter swan: The largest North American swan. Very similar to the whooper swan (and sometimes treated as a subspecies of it), it was hunted almost to extinction but has since recovered. North America Cygnus columbianus: Tundra swan: Breeds on the Arctic tundra and winters in more temperate regions of Eurasia and North America. It consists of ...

  5. Trumpeters and tundras were shot, found on private property ...

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    The swans were a mix of trumpeters and tundras, both of which are protected by state and federal laws. Minnesota has the highest population of trumpeter swans in the lower 48 states. A survey in ...

  6. Category:Swans - Wikipedia

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    The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini . 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.

  7. Deer hunting limits may increase; trumpeter swans may be ...

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    Trumpeter swans depend on high-quality wetland habitats throughout the year, and face continued threats, including habitat loss and lead poisoning. ztuggle@gannett.com. 419-564-3508.

  8. List of Anseriformes - Wikipedia

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    †Cygnus falconeri Parker 1865 sensu Livezey 1997a (Giant Maltese swan) †Cygnus verae Boev 2000; Cygnus buccinator Richardson 1831 (trumpeter swan) LC; Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus 1758) (whooper swan) LC; Cygnus columbianus (Ord 1815) (tundra swan) LC. C. c. bewickii (Yarrel 1830) sensu Carboneras 1992 (Bewick's Swan) C. c. columbianus (Ord 1815 ...

  9. Bird lovers watch in horror as hunter guns down Tundra swan ...

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    A tundra swan flies above other waterfowl and swans Saturday, November 12, 2022 on the Mississippi River between Stoddard, Wis. and Brownsville, Minn. In a half-mile stretch of the river sheltered ...