Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)
Mute Swan
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Vertebrate
Sublevel 2: Bird
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Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Cygnus
Species: Cygnus olor
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Introduced
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
NOTES
Known to damage vegetation from overgrazing and to aggressively compete with native waterfowl for food and nesting sites (Warren, 2016).
PHOTOS OF Cygnus olor
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-01-06
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-01-06
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2019-01-06
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2006-04-25
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2006-04-25
On a pond
Essex County, MA
Date: 2006-04-25
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2006-12-27
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Middlesex County, MA
Date: 2006-12-27
REFERENCES
Warren, D.J. 2016. Management of Predators at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts for the Enhancement and Protection of Threatened and Endangered Shore Nesting Birds. May 2016 - August 2016 Summary Report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Prepared by David J. Warren, USDA, APHIS Wildlife Services. August 18, 2016.