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Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Whooper Swan, photographed by Snap Sthlm

Photo: Snap Sthlm · Unsplash · Unsplash License (licence)

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Call and song

About the Whooper Swan

Immense swan of frigid northern regions; breeds on the tundra, taiga, and steppe and winters in marshy lakes and wetlands, often in wild areas. Fairly straight neck, short tail, and sloping bill distinct from Mute Swan; told from smaller Bewick’s (Tundra) Swan by larger and pointed yellow patch at base of bill, also lower-pitched and more bugling calls. Juvenile often dingier through first winter than juvenile Bewick’s; juveniles of both usually found with adults as family groups.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 64 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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