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Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus ORDER: ANSERIFORMES FAMILY: ANATIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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True to its name, the Tundra Swan breeds on the high tundra across the top of North America. It winters in large flocks along both coasts, and is frequently encountered during its migration across the continent.

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Calls

  • Flock calls, call, flight
    Recorded by Dolly Minis, Marian P. McChesney
    • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Call a goose-like honking.

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