Trumpeter Swans
The scientific name of the trumpet swan is cygnus
buccinator.
The trumpeter swan is a very large long necked
waterfowl. The trumpeter swan has white plumage
and a black bill. The trumpeter swan is often
confused with the tundra swan, because it appears
very similar. The trumpeter swan is larger, than
the mute swan.
Trumpeter swan is found in North America further
west than the mute swan is found. The trumpter
swans eat aquatic plants that are found in their
habitat.
The trumpeter swan breeds near water. Trumpeter
swans build a large nest with plant materials
and typically lay 2-13 eggs at a time. The female
mute swan keeps the eggs warm and the eggs are
hatched 33 days. The young swans will often leave
their nest but they stay with their parents until
spring. Younger trumpeter swans have a pinkish
bill and gray-brown plumage.
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