Coscoroba Swan

The Coscoroba Swan has white plumage except for black tips to the outer six primary feathers, although this black is often barely visible on the closed wing. In flight, the black wing tips are conspicuous. The bird has a red beak, legs and feet. They look somewhat more like geese than swans. The female looks almost identical to the male. The cygnet is a patchy color, with brown and gray hues. The Coscoroba Swan is also lacking the black mask that other swans have where their lores are between the eyes and beak. They look like a very small swan in body and look like a goose in the head.

The Coscoroba Swan is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, is the smallest species of swan. However, it is still a fairly large species of waterfowl, averaging 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs), 1 m (3.3 ft) long and 1.57 m (5.2 ft) across the wings. Like all other swans it belongs to the family Anatidae. Since it is only distantly related to the other swans, the Coscoroba Swan is placed in the monotypic genus Coscoroba. More

* Coscoroba swans also have a name that is onomatopoeic (the name of the animal sounds like the sound the animal makes) – native South Americans named this swan after its call, which sounds like “cos – co – ro – oa!” << back to BIRDS Animal Fact Sheets = Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) - More

The Coscoroba Swan is the smallest swan. According to some other opinions about the classification, this species would be most closely related to whistling-ducks. More

The Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) in the Birds. Damisela. More

the other swans, the Coscoroba Swan is placed in the monotypic genus Coscoroba. Descripton The Coscoroba Swan is the smallest species of swan. However, it is still a fairly large species of waterfowl, averaging 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs), 1 m (3.3 ft) long and 1.57 m (5.2 ft) across the wings. More

Flying Flying The Coscoroba Swan has white plumage except for black tips to the outer six primary feathers, although this black is often barely visible on the closed wing. In flight, the black wing tips are conspicuous. The bird has a red beak, legs and feet. They look somewhat more like geese than swans. The female looks almost identical to the male. The cygnet is a patchy color, with brown and gray hues. More

Habitat: Coscoroba Swans are found in the southern two thirds of South America. They are partial to shallow lagoons, lakes and marshes that support abundant submergent and floating vegetation. Personality: Coscoroba's tend to be more wary than other birds. They usually take flight before other birds become alarmed. During breeding season, they can be extremely defensive and will have long territorial disputes that can occasionally result in the death of the looser. More

Habitat and Distribution: The Coscoroba Swan breeds in swamps and lagoons in South America from southern Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. In winter it flies north to central Chile, northern Argentina, Uruguay and the south east tip of Brazil. Age: 20 to 36 years. Groups and Breeding: Outside of the breeding season these swans live in flocks of less than 100 birds. They form strong permanent bonds with mates and become highly territorial whilst breeding. More

The Coscoroba swan is a taxonomic conundrum. It is swanlike overall, but its honking voice and gooselike head make it somewhat indistinguishable. Its bill looks like a duck and it is the only swan with offspring that look like tree ducks. Some scientists, who believe it to be a member of the swans, think there is a link either between swans and true geese, or between swans and whistling ducks. 3. More

The Coscoroba Swan breeds in South America from southern Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. In winter it flies north to central Chile, northern Argentina, Uruguay and the south east tip of Brazil. It is the smallest species of swan, and a taxonomic conundrum: it is swan-like overall, but its honking voice and goose-like head make it somewhat indistinguishable. More

* Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, also of South America Flock of tundra swans migrating near Alma, WI, USA Once swans were considered a edible form of poultry. Nowadays they are protected species in many countries. In Britain, for example, all swans are protected by law. - See also: wildfowl, waterfowl - Cygnus, the Swan, is also a constellation in the northern sky. More

The coscoroba swan is the smallest species of swan, weighing 9 pounds. Because of their beauty, swans have inspired art, music, literature and dance. More

Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba, also of South America All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anserinae Genus: Cygnus More

The Coscoroba Swan is also lacking the black mask that other swans have where their lores are between the eyes and beak. They look like a very small swan in body and look like a goose in the head. The Coscoroba Swan breeds in South America from southern Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. In winter it flies north to central Chile, northern Argentina, Uruguay and the south east tip of Brazil. More

Coscoroba Swans live to an age of approximately twenty years. More