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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan 



ABBREVIATION : 
CYBU

COMMON NAMES : 
   trumpeter swan


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the trumpeter swan is
Cygnus buccinator Richardson [1,4,17].  There are no recognized
subspecies or races.


ORDER : 
Anseriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Notice of Review, Category 2

OTHER STATUS : 
The trumpeter swan is listed as a species of special concern in Idaho
(Category A, Draft List) and Montana, and as a Priority 1 species in
Wyoming.  Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service lists it as a sensitive
species on the Beaverhead, Gallatin, and Custer National Forests.
Region 4 (Draft List) also lists it as a sensitive species [7,15,18,23].
Trumpeter swans are listed as vulnerable in Alberta, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan, and Yukon Territory [25].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, July 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1993. Cygnus buccinator. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan