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Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Anseriformes
family
Anatidae
genus
Cygnus
species
Cygnus cygnus

Name

Synonyms
Anas cygnus Linnaeus, 1758
Anas musicus
Cygnus ferus Leach
Cygnus musicus Bechstein
Olor cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homonyms
Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Cigno selvatico in Italian
Cigno selvatico in Italian
Cisne Cantor in Spanish
Cisne cantor in Spanish
Cisne-bravo in Portuguese
Cygne chanteur in French
Cygne chanteur in French
Cygne sauvage in French
Laulujoutsen in Finnish
Sangsvane in Danish
Sangsvane in Danish
Sangsvane in Norwegian
Sangsvane in Norwegian
Sangsvane in Danish
Singschwan in German
Singschwan in German
Singschwan in German
Singschwan in German
Sångsvan in Swedish
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Whooper Swan in English
Wilde Zwaan in Dutch
Wilde Zwaan in Dutch
Wëlle Schwan in Luxembourgish
Wëlle Schwunn in Luxembourgish
Ziemelu gulbis in Latvian
cigne cantaire in Catalan–Valencian
cisne-bravo in Portuguese
cygne sauvage in French
gulbė giesmininkė in Lithuanian
labod pevec in Slovenian
labuť spevavá in Slovak
labuť zpěvná in Czech
laulujoutsen in Finnish
laululuik in Estonian
sångsvan in Swedish
whooper swan in English
whooper swan in English
whooper swan in English
wilde zwaan in Dutch
ziemeļu gulbis in Latvian
Énekes hattyú in Hungarian
énekes hattyú in Hungarian
łabędź krzykliwy in Polish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks A, Wright L, Maclean IM, et al. (2009) Review of the status of introduced non-native waterbird species in the area of the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement: 2007 update. British Trust for Ornithology. http://www.unep-aewa.org/sites/default/files/document/tc8_25_review_non_native_species_0.pdf
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  3. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  4. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  5. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe DAISIE (2003-2016) Alien Species Database. http://www.europe-aliens.org (accessed 2016). http://www.europe-aliens.org
  6. GB Non-native Species Secretariat (2016) GB Non-native Species Information Portal. https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm (accessed 2016). https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm
  7. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  8. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  9. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  10. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  11. Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.
  12. Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.
  13. SOF (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar
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