Mute swan

Cygnus olor · Anatidae

The mute swan is a species of swan and a member of the family Anatidae within the waterfowl order. It is native to much of Europe and parts of Asia and the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to the largest populations outside of its native range, with additional smaller introductions in Australasia and Southern Africa.

Where the Mute swan lives

Recorded in Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, France, Germany and Belgium (North America and Europe).

Introduced, not native, in United States of America and Canada.

Most records fall in Västra Götaland, Stockholm, Skåne, Södermanland, Halland and Hessen.

See the Mute swan’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 6,741,142 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.