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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 .
Whooper swan, the national bird Silver birch, the national tree Lily of the valley, the national flower. The number of species living in Finland has been estimated to be at least 45,000. Known fauna consists of 27,000 species, flora of 4,500 species and fungi 7,500 species.
The Ouse Washes hosts Bewick's and whooper swans in winter, which feed on nearby farmland during the day, returning to the washes in the evening, [6] where visitors can watch them being fed under floodlight near the visitor centre. [18] More than 12,500 whooper swans wintered in 2021, about 5% of the world population.
Researchers said the protective effects of nature reserves could see the wintering whooper swan population double by 2030.
The turlough is a habitat for many species of wetland birds, including the golden plover, whooper swans, wigeons, curlews and lapwing amongst others. [1] Plant life includes large stands of peat grassland, Common Sedge, Amphibious Bistort and the rare Fen Violet which is a protected plant species. [2]
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).
†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 ...
Coscoroba swan: Coscoroba coscoroba (Molina, 1782) 28 Black swan: Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) 29 Black-necked swan: Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782) 30 Mute swan: Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 31 Trumpeter swan: Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831: 32 Tundra swan: Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) 33 Whooper swan: Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus ...