AnatidaeCygnusVagrant

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

125–155 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Pakistan and India. Adult is white with orange bill with black base and knob. Juvenile is mottled sooty-brown and has greybi llwith black base. Large rivers and lakes.

Colour

BlackWhiteOrangeBrown
Average size
140 cm
Habitat
Large rivers and lakes.
Behaviour
Pakistan and India.

About this bird

Pakistan and India. Adult is white with orange bill with black base and knob. Juvenile is mottled sooty-brown and has greybi llwith black base. Large rivers and lakes.

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Mute Swan is bigger than Black-necked Stork but smaller than Goliath Heron.