Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Breeds in Alaska and western Canada, wintering along coastal southern Alaska, British Columbia and northern USA; also several resident populations in several states of north-western USA, mostly from reintroductions.

Population
Estimated population is 34,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) [XC433817]
by Bruce Lagerquist from Yukon, Unorganized (near Beaver Creek), Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada (call, song)

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) [XC712004]
by Matthew Spoor from Sac Bay Park,Fairbanks Township (near Garden), Delta County, Michigan, United States (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered a subspecies of Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), with which it forms a superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
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Files:

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