Trumpeter Swan
(Cygnus buccinator)
Trumpeter Swan – 10 Interesting Facts
- The Trumpeter Swan is a loud and somewhat musical bird, with a cry sounding similar to a trumpet, which gave the bird its name.
- This Swan is the largest extant species of waterfowl.
- This is the heaviest and longest native bird of North America.
- The adult Trumpeter Swan’s plumage is entirely white. The cygnets have light grey plumage and pinkish legs. – – Their white plumage appears after about a year.
- A Trumpeter Swan has an almost solid black bills, with the black markings extending to the eyes. The bill is typically straight. There is often a red or deep orange marking where the upper and lower bills meet.
- The habitats of the Trumpeter Swan include riverine wetlands; lakes, ponds, and marshes; open wooded regions; and prairies.
- The Trumpeter Swan often mates for life.
- Both parents participate in raising their young.
- The Trumpeter Swan’s diet is almost entirely aquatic plants. It will eat leaves and stems of submerged and emergent vegetation.
- Trumpeter Swan, is one of seven swan species in the world.
