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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Cygnus columbianus | Tundra Swan 



ABBREVIATION : 
CYCO

COMMON NAMES : 
   tundra swan
   whistling swan
   Bewick's swan


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the tundra swan is Cygnus
columbianus.  There are two North American subspecies:  Cygnus
columbianus ssp. columbianus (Ord) and C. columbianus ssp. bewickii
Yarrell (Bewick's swan) [1,16].  Hybrids have occurred among captive
stock between C. columbianus and the following species:  Australian
black swan (C. atratus), mute swan (C. olor), whooper swan (C. cygnus),
trumpeter swan (C. buccinator), and Canada goose (Branta canadensis) [6].


ORDER : 
Anseriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


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


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


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

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Cygnus columbianus | Tundra Swan