Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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EU Population status |
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Protected by | EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements |
Natura 2000 sites | 1184 are designated for this species |
Breeding habitats |
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Wintering habitats |
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Natura 2000 species code | A038 |
Distribution
Threat and EU population status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
EU population status
The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.
- Species fact sheet 2008-2012 - summary (North-west Mainland Europe)
- Population status and trends 2013 - Experts web tool (North-west Mainland Europe)
- Species fact sheet 2008-2012 - summary (Iceland/UK & Ireland)
- Population status and trends 2013 - Experts web tool (Iceland/UK & Ireland)
- Species fact sheet 2008-2012 - summary (N Europe & W Siberia/Black Sea & E Mediterranean)
- Population status and trends 2013 - Experts web tool (N Europe & W Siberia/Black Sea & E Mediterranean)
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
Please note the site map takes a while to display.Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Common names and synonyms
Common Name | Language | Reference |
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Cigno selvatico | Italian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Cisne Cantor | Spanish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Cisne-bravo | Portuguese | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Cygne chanteur | French | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Cygne sauvage | French | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Énekes hattyú | Hungarian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Laulujoutsen | Finnish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Sångsvan | Swedish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Sangsvane | Danish | EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC |
Sangsvane | Norwegian | Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning |
Singschwan | German | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Whooper Swan | English | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Wilde Zwaan | Dutch | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Ziemelu gulbis | Latvian | Latvian NRC |
Synonym | Author |
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Migratory species of Anatidae |
Other resources
CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds | European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds |
EURing code:01540 | European bird-ringing |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
NOBANIS: Cygnus cygnus | European Network on Invasive Alien Species |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |