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Tundra Swan

Scientific Name:

Cygnus columbianus

Type:

Bird

Habitat:

Tundra areas during breeding and nesting season, coastal areas and inland waterways (lakes, estuaries, wetlands) otherwise

Range:

Throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In the United States they are seen in northwest coastal states, Northern Great Basin and Rocky Mountain states, Alaska, and mid Atlantic coastal states

Status:

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)

This species is

NATIVE

to the Truckee Meadows.