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..     WHOOPER SWAN (cygnus cygnus).     ..

Photo taken at Blairbowie, Mar '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 1.45-1.60m

Wingspan: 2.08-2.38m

Weight: 9-11kg

 

 

 

Loud 'whoop-whoop'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer: boggy areas with pools and reedy upland lakes.

Winter: lowland farmland near the coasts, flooded fields or lakes.

 

 

 

Scarce

Rarely numerous

Amber List

 

 

 

 

?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

3-7

35 days

87 days

Season: Apr-Sep

11 years

 

 

Breeding: 2 pairs

Winter: 8,680

 

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