Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Galloanserae > Superorder Anserimorphae > Order Anseriformes > Suborder Anseri > Superfamily Anatoidea > Family Anatidae > Genus Cygnus

Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CygnusBechstein, 1803accepted genus name

Species group names

Anas columbianus Ord, 1815 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bulgarian: Тундров лебед sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: pibesvane sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: fluitzwaan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: Bewick's swan; Bewic's Swan; Bewic's swan; Tundra Swan; tundra swan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Charles Hussey;North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
 French: cygne siffleur sources: Avibase - the world bird database.
 Galician: Eala Bhewick
 German: Pfeifschwan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Νανόκυκνος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Hebrew: ברבור קטן sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Irish: Eala Bhewick sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Japanese: コハクチョウ sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.
 Lithuanian: mažoji gulbė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: dvergsvane sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: dvergsvane sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: dvergsvane sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: łabędź czarnodzioby; Łabędź krótkodzioby sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: американский лебедь sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Scottish: eala Bhewick sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Scottish Gaelic: eala Bhewick sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: mali labod sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: cisne chico sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: mindre sångsvan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: kucuk kugu; küçük kuğu sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Американський лебідь; Лебідь американський

Literature

basis of record

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.

additional source

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

additional source

Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

additional source

Vanner, M. (2003). The encyclopedia of North American birds. Paragon Publishing. 1-383.

additional source

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

additional source

Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.

additional source

Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. Fifth Edition. Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.

additional source

Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Pp. 1321–1342.

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159088

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/205abdd5-3e69-4bfd-b551-d05a74b3162a

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159088
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96471

Last modified

2011-04-27 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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