
The whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus", is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan. An old name for the whooper swan is 'Elk'; it is so called in Francis Willughby and John Ray's "Ornithology" of 1676.
Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
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Uploaded Feb 15, 2015. Captured Feb 14, 2015 14:55 in Torgny Segerstedts vei 12, 5143 Fyllingsdalen, Norway.