British Population Size:
Summer:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: GREEN
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
Migration routes: ringing recoveries
European Population Size:
Summer:
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(II*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
5.58 ± 1.84 (2 - 12) N = 686
Incubation:
38.62 ± 5.01 (31.5 - 44.5) N = 686
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
See trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Sexually dimorphic (male much larger than female)
Male:
627.2 ± 18.7
Range
544.0 - 680.0 mm, (N = 81)
Female:
588.1 ± 22.6
Range
502.0 - 645.0 mm, (N = 68)
Weight
Sexually dimorphic (male much larger than female)
Male:
10.42 ± 1.56
Range
13.40 - 15500 kg , (N =314)
Female:
8.78 ± 1.23
Range
6.30 - 10.50 kg , (N =233)
Seasonal:
Summer 9.47 ± 1.40 (N = 707)
Autumn 9.87 ± 1.75 (N = 789)
Winter 9.58 ± 1.57 (N = 489)
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish: Knopsvane
Dutch:
Finnish:
French:
German:
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish: Eala Bhalbh
Italian:
Norwegian:
Polish:
Portuguese:
Spanish: Cisne real
Swedish:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Birkhead, M. 1986 The mute swan Croom Helm Ltd, London
[598.484 BIR]
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
Ticehurst, N.F. 1957 The Mute Swan in England Cleaver Hume, London
[598.484 TIC]
See Also:
Find scientific papers on
Wikipedia entry
BirdLife species page
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Order:
Anseriformes
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