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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.
Three swan species can be found in Wisconsin -- trumpeter, tundra and the non-native mute swan. Trumpeter and tundra swans are migratory species whereas mute swans are an introduced non-native species that tend to remain year-round.
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. Learn More
Basic facts about Mute Swan: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.
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. Our mission is to promote enjoyment, study and conservation of Wisconsin’s birds.
You can find numerous Mute Swans in city parks, protected bays, and lakes. You may also find them on shallow wetlands, rivers, and estuaries. Mute Swans spend most of their time floating on water. They forage for underwater vegetation, and this is their staple diet when on water.
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 ...
