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Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Taxonomy

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) was registered by Gmelin in 1789.


The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Neognathae

Birds of Flight

Order

Anseriformes

Waterfowl & Screamers

Family

Anatidae

Waterfowl

Subfamily

Anserinae

Swans & Geese

Tribe

Cygnini

Swans

Genus

Cygnus

Swans

Species

Cygnus olor

Mute Swan


The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) has no recognized subspecies.


The Mute Swan, as the other white swans, is natural to the northern hemisphere. However, according to its behavior, it is closer related to the Back Swan (Cygnus atratus) of Australia than to the other white swans.


Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
in the Thames, Windsor, England



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