Tundra swan: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tundra swan lives – recorded in 26 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cygnus columbianus
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	26 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	7.26 kg (male organism, adult weight); 6.3 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the tundra swan live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tundra swan in 26 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains. In Lithuania it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a tundra swan?

Wikidata records the following for the tundra swan: mass 7.26 kg (male organism, adult weight); 6.3 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the tundra swan endangered?

The tundra swan’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tundra swan?

The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Cygnus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tundra swan

The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a species of swan which breeds in the arctic, and overwinters in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the smallest of the Holarctic swans, at 115–150 cm (45–59 in) in length, 168–211 cm (66–83 in) in wingspan and 3.4–9.6 kg (7.5–21.2 lb) in weight. Typically, the plumage of adults is entirely white, with solid black feet, a black beak that has varying amounts of yellow, and a thin streak of pink along the mouthline, although colour variation is common.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tundra swan (revision 1377601464), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26603 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).