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Bewick's swan
Cygnus bewickii
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(Anatidae)
The beak yellow is not pointed.
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Small white swan with a yellow beak base and a black beak tip, a short straight tail. Mainly vegetarian that likes to graze on fields in small groups. In winter the groups become larger. ⇔ l. 115-130 cm A migratory bird breeding north and wintering in central Europe. LA: ≈ The CYGNUS CYGNUS (Whooper swan) is larger with a longer neck and the yellow beak base is larger and more angular shaped. ≈ Is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS (Tundra swan) which has less yellow on its beak See photo LA.
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2 LookAlikes (LA):
Mute swan
Whooper swan
Bewick's swan
Kleine zwaan
Zwergschwan
Cygne de Bewick
Cigno minore
Cisne chico
Cisne de Bewick
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