Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

The tundra swan is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes split into two species: Bewick's swan of the Palaearctic and the whistling swan proper of the Nearctic. Birds from eastern Russia are sometimes separated as the subspecies C. c. jankowskii, but this is not widely accepted as distinct, with most authors including them in C. c. bewickii.

Scientific name

Cygnus columbianus

Family

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Red