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All four species of swans found in North America have been spotted in Ohio. They are the Trumpeter Swan, Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, and Whooper Swan.
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Learn about the six species of swan, their scientific names, habitats, diets, breeding behaviors, and conservation status. Find out how IFAW works to protect swans and their ecosystems from human threats.
The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is native to Ohio and the nation's largest waterfowl. Their populations once experienced severe declines. They were killed for food and skins, first by Native Americans and then by Europeans.
Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. [4] . The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae .
Trumpeter Swans demand superlatives: they’re our biggest native waterfowl, stretching to 6 feet in length and weighing more than 25 pounds - almost twice as massive as a Tundra Swan. Getting airborne requires a lumbering takeoff along a 100-yard runway. Despite their size, this once-endangered, now recovering species is as elegant as any swan, with a graceful neck and snowy-white plumage ...
Trumpeter Swans are the heaviest flying bird in North America. Males average over 26 pounds, to get that much mass in the air swans need at least a 300 foot-long “runway” of open water. Trumpeter swans were killed for food and skins, first by Native Americans and then by white men upon arrival on the continent.
