Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Query: anatidae

Result: 255^th of 460

Subject:	Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@notmyphotos.com)

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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

tundra swan
Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae
Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
Photographer: Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Image Citation:
Terry Spivey, USDA Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
This image may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit. Any commercial or other use of the image requires the written permission of the photographer or contact organization, and Forestry Images.

The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small Holarctic swan. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes split into two species: Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) of the Palaearctic and the whistling swan (Cygnus columbianus) proper of the Nearctic.

anatidae
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