The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes [3] [4] split into two species: Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) of the Palaearctic and the whistling swan (C. …

A characteristic whistling in their wings led Meriwether Lewis to call them “whistling swans,” a name still in use. These elegant creatures - slightly smaller than our other native species, the Trumpeter Swan - nest on arctic tundra and visit the U.S. only on migration and in winter.

Mellow bugling call, hoo-ho-hoo, usually heard from a flock of migrating birds. Tundra (summer), lakes, large rivers, bays, estuaries, flooded fields. In summer on northern tundra with many lakes and ponds, generally near the coast.

Tundra swans breed on the Arctic and subarctic tundra, and spend their summers in Alaska, western Yukon, and northern British Columbia. For a map of range-wide distribution and conservation status of the tundra swan, check out NatureServe Explorer.

Huge white bird with a long elegant neck. North American “Whistling” Tundras have a mostly black bill, with a yellow spot near the eye; Eurasian “Bewick’s” have a more evenly divided black-and-yellow bill. Immatures dusky gray-brown with pink on bill.

The Tundra Swan is the smaller of the two swan species native to North America — the other is the larger, less common Trumpeter Swan. Particularly around the Great Lakes and in Mid-Atlantic states, people may be most familiar with the graceful-looking Mute Swan, an introduced species that sometimes outcompetes native waterfowl.

These large birds feed by dipping their heads underwater to pluck aquatic plants, tubers, and roots. They also eat shellfish and are developing an increasing taste for grains and corn found in...

Everything you should know about the Tundra Swan. The Tundra Swan is a large waterfowl species, that is all white, except for the color at its bill.

The tundra swan migrates long distances, in family groups, from the Arctic tundra to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. This large, all-white bird uses a variety of large lakes and smaller wetlands, especially where submersed aquatic vegetation is plentiful.

17 hours ago · Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost six feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where the birds are returning from.