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This swan swims with its long neck curved into an S and often holds its wings raised slightly above its back. Although they’re numerous and familiar in city parks and in bays and lakes in the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, Northeast, and Midatlantic, Mute Swans are not native to North America.
The range map depicts the boundary of the species' range, defined as the areas where the species is estimated to occur within at least one week within each season.
Basic facts about Mute Swan: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
Atlas Photo Gallery - Mute Swan. Mute Swan, adult pair, P (pair in suitable habitat), Fish Creek Slough near Ashland, Bayfield Co., 15 June 2015. The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology is a volunteer, nonprofit organization established in 1939.
Data table and detailed info. Distribution map. Reference and further resources. Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Authority: (Gmelin, 1789) Red List Category.
23 maj 2023 · A study on population size in the lower great lakes show that from 1971 to 2000 the numbers of the mute swan were increasing at an average rate of at least 10% per year, population doubling every seven to eight years.
The exotic Mute Swan is the elegant bird of Russian ballets and European fairy tales. This swan swims with its long neck curved into an S and often holds its wings raised slightly above its back.
