Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Summary 2

The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) is the heaviest bird native to North America and is, on average, the largest extant waterfowl species on earth. It is the North American counterpart and a close relative of the Whooper Swan of Eurasia, and even has been considered the same species by some authorities.

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  1. (c) dnydick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dnydick, http://www.flickr.com/photos/66842577@N08/9660138964/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_buccinator

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