? Bewick's Swan Conservation status: Lower risk (lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Cygnus Species: C. bewickii
Binomial name
Cygnus bewickii (Yarrell, 1830)
Synonyms
Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii) is a small European swan. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Whistling Swan, forming the species Tundra Swan. It is named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals. Bewick’s Swan at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire, England. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families  Anhimidae  Anseranatidae  Anatidae The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of bird in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie Goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Merginae Oxyurinae Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ... Genera Cygnus Coscoroba Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... William Yarrell (June 3, 1784 - September 1, 1856) was an English bookseller and naturalist. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In scientific classification, synonymy is the existence of multiple systematic names to label the same organism. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Genera Cygnus Coscoroba Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. ... In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the rank immediately subordinate to a species. ... Binomial name Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) The Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small Northern Hemisphere swan. ... Binomial name Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815) The Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small Northern Hemisphere swan. ... Thomas Bewick (August 1753 - November 8, 1828) was an English wood engraver and ornithologist. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

Bewick's is the smallest of the three European swans, at 115-127cm length and a 170-195cm wingspan. It is similar in appearance to the Whooper Swan, but smaller, shorter-necked and with a more rounded head shape, with variable bill pattern, but always showing more black than yellow (the other way round with Whooper Swans). The bill pattern for every bird is unique, and scientists make detailed drawings of each and give them names to assist with studying this species. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Genera Cygnus Coscoroba Swans are large water birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. ... Binomial name Cygnus cygnus Linnaeus, 1758 Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. ... The beak - otherwise known as the bill - is the only device a bird has for consuming food. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...

Their breeding habitat is wetland. They pair for life, and their cygnets stay with them all winter; they are sometimes joined by offspring from previous years. A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...

Bewick's Swans breed in the Arctic, right across northern Russia from the Kola Peninsula east to the Pacific. They migrate via the White Sea, Estonia, the Elbe estuary to the Netherlands and Britain. The Kola Peninsula (Кольский полуостров, Kolskij poluostrov in Russian) is a peninsula in the far north of Russia, part of the Murmansk Oblast. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Barents Sea, the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe ▶ (help· info), Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...

Populations breeding in eastern Russia (roughly east of the Taimyr Peninsula) winter in Japan and China; these are sometimes separated as the subspecies C. b. jankowski, but this is not widely accepted as distinct, most authors including them in C. bewickii. Taimyr or Taymyr (Russian: Таймы́р) may mean: a peninsula in Siberia that forms the most northern part of mainland Asia, see Taimyr Peninsula a river in the Taimyr Peninsula, see Taimyr River a lake from which the Taimyr River flows, see Lake Taimyr This is a disambiguation page — a navigational...

They overwinter in England and Ireland, especially in the wildfowl nature reserves of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... Statue of Sir Peter Scott at WWT London Wetlands Centre The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a wildfowl and wetland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and the largest international wetland conservation charity. ...

These birds feed mainly by grazing on farmland. They have a high pitched honking call.

External Links

• RSPB Bewick's Swan Page
• WWT Slimbridge

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