WoRMS taxon details
Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anas musicus · uncertain > unassessed
Cygnus ferus · uncertain > unassessed
Cygnus musicus Bechstein · unaccepted
Not documented
Distribution North America; accidental from Eurasia
Distribution North America; accidental from Eurasia [details]
WoRMS (2025). Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159089 on 2025-09-19
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Dimensions Length: 60" (152 cm) [details]Distribution North America; accidental from Eurasia [details]
Reproduction Breeds in Europe. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | shqitëzamjellnamjellmjamjellma qafëdrejtë | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Поен лебед | [details] |
| Danish | sangsvane | [details] |
| Dutch | wilde zwaan | [details] |
| English | whooper swan | [details] |
| French | cygne chanteur | [details] |
| German | Singschwan | [details] |
| Hebrew | ברבור שר | [details] |
| Italian | cigno selvatico | [details] |
| Japanese | オオハクチョウ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | gulbė giesmininkė | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αγριόκυκνος | [details] |
| Norwegian | sangsvane | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | sangsvane | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | songsvane | [details] |
| Polish | łabędź krzykliwy | [details] |
| Romanian | lebăda de iarnă | [details] |
| Russian | лебедь-кликун | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | eala ghlórach | [details] |
| Slovenian | labod pevec | [details] |
| Spanish | cisne cantor | [details] |
| Swedish | sångsvan | [details] |
| Turkish | ötücü kuğuotucu kugu | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Лебідь-кликун | [details] |
| Welsh | alarch y gogledd | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (188 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cygnus cygnus)
To GenBank (25930 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (188 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cygnus cygnus)
To GenBank (25930 nucleotides; 58 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
