Back Witswaan Afrikaans Höckerschwan ALS Cygnus olor AN تم أخرس Arabic تم اخرس ARZ Cygnus olor AST Ralkkiraf loror (Cygnus olor) AVK Fısıldayan qu Azerbaijani Ышылдаҡ аҡҡош (бөҙрә аҡҡош) Bashkir Golbis BAT-SMG
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Cygnus |
| Species: | C. olor
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| Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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| Global map of eBird reports of this species Year-round range Summer range Winter range
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The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) 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. The name "mute" derives from it being less vocal than other swan species.[2][3][4] Measuring 125 to 160 cm (49 to 63 in) in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange beak bordered with black. It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the beak, which is larger in males.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cygnus olor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22679839A85946855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22679839A85946855.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi, eds. (1992). Ostrich to Ducks. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 577–78. ISBN 978-84-87334-10-8.
- ^ Snow, D. W.; Perrins, C. M. (1998). The Birds of the Western Palearctic (Concise ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854099-1.
- ^ Madge, S.; Burn, H. (1987). Wildfowl: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7470-2201-5.