Whooper Swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) |
Description |
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Various |
In little smaller than the swan mute. The beak is yellow with the black extremité. He shouts a lot to the flight. |
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The shout looks like that of a trumpet. it needs to run of the water to fly away
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Habitat : | Lakes and swamps. One finds him in Iceland where if winter allows him it stays there all year long otherwise one finds him in Siberia, in Lapland and in Russia. Winter, it hiverne towards the coasts of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. |
Food : | In base of vegetation mainly. |
Size : | 55.16 inch (140-160 cm) |
Weight : 9-11 kg |
Wing span : 80.77 inch (205-235 cm) |