Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831

Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is a swan in the family Anatidae and the order Anseriformes. It breeds in North America, including Alaska, western Canada and north-central USA. It is the heaviest living bird native to North America and the largest living waterfowl species. Its wingspan measures 185 to 304.8 cm. It is the American counterpart of the whooper swan of Eurasia and is closely related to it. Wild numbers once fell to fewer than 70, but later recovery efforts helped the population rise to over 46,000 by 2010.

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Breeding range

North America: Alaska, w Canada and nc USA

Nonbreeding range

w Canada and nw, c USA