Mute Swan

Mute Swan	Home Bird Orders
		Alternate name
	Cygnus olor	Scientific name
	Anseriformes	Order
	Anatidae	Family
	152cm	Length
	Inland wetland, lakes, ponds, rivers.	Habitat
	Up to 7 eggs laid on mound of vegetation, incubation 35-41 days. Swans mate for life.	Clutch
	Aquatic plants, insects and molluscs.	Food
	I have watched a cob pine away after the pen had been thoughtlessly shot.	Habits
	363	World No
	Least Concern	Status

Photo by Joaquim Antunes � all rights reserved	Video by Keith Murdock


Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds � all rights reserved	Video by paulcking 21 May 2008 � all rights reserved

Embedded file Mute Swan Call
(Cygnus olor)
Patrik �berg XC27169
13-01-2008, Sweden

Mute Swan calls of cygnets
(Cygnus olor)
Stuart Fisher XC29597, United Kingdom

Mute Swan Call
(Cygnus olor)
Patrik �berg XC27169
13-01-2008, Sweden

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