Mute Swan Cygnus olor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (50)
- Monotypic
Kevin A. Wood, Steven G. Mlodinow, Michael A. Ciaranca, Charles C. Allin, and Gwilym S. Jones
Version: 2.0 — Published April 19, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witswaan |
| Albanian | Mjelma me xhungë |
| Arabic | تم صامت |
| Armenian | Թշշան կարապ |
| Asturian | Cisne comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Fısıldayan qu |
| Basque | Beltxarga arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Ням лебед |
| Catalan | cigne mut |
| Chinese | 疣鼻天鵝 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 疣鼻天鹅 |
| Croatian | crvenokljuni labud |
| Czech | labuť velká |
| Danish | Knopsvane |
| Dutch | Knobbelzwaan |
| English | Mute Swan |
| English (United States) | Mute Swan |
| Faroese | Knópsvanur |
| Finnish | kyhmyjoutsen |
| French | Cygne tuberculé |
| French (France) | Cygne tuberculé |
| Galician | Cisne mudo |
| German | Höckerschwan |
| Greek | Κοινός Κύκνος |
| Hebrew | ברבור מצוי |
| Hungarian | Bütykös hattyú |
| Icelandic | Hnúðsvanur |
| Italian | Cigno reale |
| Japanese | コブハクチョウ |
| Korean | 혹고니 |
| Latvian | Paugurknābja gulbis |
| Lithuanian | Gulbė nebylė |
| Mongolian | Хуруут хун |
| Norwegian | knoppsvane |
| Persian | قوی گنگ |
| Polish | łabędź niemy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cisne-mudo |
| Romanian | Lebădă de vară |
| Russian | Лебедь-шипун |
| Serbian | Labud grbac |
| Slovak | labuť veľká |
| Slovenian | Labod grbec |
| Spanish | Cisne Vulgar |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cisne Mudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cisne vulgar |
| Swedish | knölsvan |
| Thai | หงส์ใบ้ |
| Turkish | Kuğu |
| Ukrainian | Лебідь-шипун |
| Zulu | igobakazi |
Revision Notes
Kevin A. Wood and Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account, with contributions from Michael A. Ciaranca. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Jörn Lehmhus generated Figure 2. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map.
Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas Olor
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.502.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Russia, Sibiria, Persico etiam littore maris Caspii.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
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- cygnus
- olor
- Olor
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Map last updated 05 March 2024.
