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| Cygnus olor |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: Anatidae |
Order: Anseriformes |
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Mute swan |
Cygne tuberculé |
Cisne vulgar |
Höckerschwan |
Truly wild populations mainly migratory, particularly where displaced by cold weather; spend the winter in more
temperate zones. European and feral populations mostly sedentary, males defending territory for most of year.
Recorded as vagrant in Pakistan. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after Scott DA Rose PM (1996),
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| Regions: Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central
Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |