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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.
U.S. Habitat: The mute swans prefer estuarine river habitats along the coast, but some populations can be found in large lake habitats. The greatest density of mute swans is found in Canada, indicating a preference for cooler weather and water temperatures.
Mute swans breed in north-central Europe, the British Isles, and north-central Asia. They are partially migratory throughout northern latitudes in Europe and Asia, as far south as North Africa and the Mediterranean. Mute swans prefer well-sheltered bays, lakes, ponds, and open marshes.
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.
Summary. Text account. Data table and detailed info. Distribution map. Reference and further resources. Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Authority: (Gmelin, 1789) Red List Category.
19 kwi 2024 · Mute Swan: English (United States) Mute Swan: Faroese: Knópsvanur: ... Structure page. Jörn Lehmhus generated Figure 2. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map. Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789) PROTONYM: Anas Olor Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. ... Habitat. Habitat in Breeding ...