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Cygnus olor (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
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Global Range: (>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)) Native to Eurasia. Introduced and established in North America, with breeding recorded locally from southern Saskatchewan, Great Lakes region (Michigan), southern New York and Connecticut south to central Missouri and along the Atlantic coast to Virginia; other populations have been recorded in the vicinity of Vancouver Island and in Oregon and Indiana; also in other areas of world. In the U.S., the highest winter densities occur in Michigan and along the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Massachusetts (Root 1988).
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Mute swans breed in the British Isles, north central Europe and north central Asia. They winter as far south as North Africa, the Near East, and to northwest India and Korea. They have been successfully introduced in North America, where they are a widespread species and permanent residents in many areas. (Reilly, 1968; Granlund, McPeek, and Adams, 1994)
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Introduced ); palearctic (Native ); ethiopian (Native )
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Comments: Open and quiet waters of lakes, ponds, marshes, and sluggish rivers, also in brackish and protected marine situations in winter (AOU 1983). Nests usually at water's edge on land or small islands, or in reed beds in shallow water, primarily in freshwater areas.
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Cygnus olor is prey of:
Amidostomum
Catatropis terrucosa
Based on studies in:
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Rights holder/Author | Cynthia Sims Parr, Joel Sachs, SPIRE |
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Rights holder/Author | © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
Source | http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22679839 |
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对疣鼻天鹅进行人工驯养。
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Rights holder/Author | 张荫荪,1979, EOL China Regional Center |
Source | No source database. |
occurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
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Mute swans are the most common swans in the wild, in parks or on country estates in their native range. In winter, they are more common on marine waters. They live in well-sheltered bays, open marshes, lakes, and ponds.
Habitat Regions: temperate ; saltwater or marine ; freshwater
Aquatic Biomes: lakes and ponds; rivers and streams; coastal
Wetlands: marsh
Other Habitat Features: estuarine
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Cygnus olor preys on:
Enteromorpha
aquatic or marine worms
algae
Mollusca
Insecta
Based on studies in:
Scotland (Estuarine)
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
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Rights holder/Author | Cynthia Sims Parr, Joel Sachs, SPIRE |
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Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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