Mute Swan
Cygnus olor · Bird
A huge white swan of ten kilos and more, the mute swan holds lakes, slow rivers and sheltered bays as one territorial pair per water, while young birds gather in flocks of hundreds. It defends its nest with blows of its bony wings and bites, and can seriously hurt a child. In Britain it was kept for the table, each owner nicking the webs of his birds, and the Crown still owns every unmarked swan on open water.
- Danger
- Dangerous if cornered
- How it is met
- In pairs, by day
- Size
- Medium
- In winter
- Active in winter
Where it lives
Marsh, River, Lake, Pond, Estuary
Feeds on
Water Caltrop
Gives
Mute Swan Meat, Mute Swan Feather
Sources
- Mute swan. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.
- Cygne tuberculé. Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, 2026.
- Alicia Ivory, Cygnus olor (mute swan). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2002.
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