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Anseriformes / Anatidae / Cygnus

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Cygnus

Distribution

breeds North America from western and central Alaska eastward through east-central Canada and southward through western and central USA; some southward movement in winter; early extirpations and subsequent reintroductions cloud distributional knowledge

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.