Mute swan
Cygnus olor
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Birdherbivore
The mute swan is a big white waterbird with an orange beak and a black knob on its forehead. It lives across Europe and parts of Asia, with some populations brought to North America. Unlike other swans, it stays pretty quiet, which is how it got its name.
- Grows up to 160 cm long from beak to tail.
- Males have a bigger forehead knob than females.
- Introduced to North America, where it now thrives.
FreshwaterWetlandEuropeAsiaNorth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Cygnus olor
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
