Species of Swans & Their Ranges
The swan species are listed in alphabetical order – please click on links to go to the respective species pages, which provide detailed information and high-quality images.
Swan Information and Photos … Photos of the Various Swan Species for Identification
Australian Black (Cygnus atratus)
Australia
Bewick’s Swans: Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii
The Eurasian form migrates from Arctic Russia to Western Europe and eastern Asia (China, Japan) in winter. It is often considered a subspecies of C. columbianus, creating the species Tundra Swan
Black-necked Swans: Cygnus melancoryphus
South America
Black Swans: Cygnus atratus
Australia and introduced in New Zealand
Coscoroba Swans: Coscoroba coscoroba
South America
Jankowski’s Swan (aka Whistling Swan, Bewick’s Swan, Alpheraky’s Swan)
The Eurasian form migrates from Arctic Russia to western Europe and eastern Asia (China, Japan) in winter. It is often considered a subspecies of C. columbianus, creating the species Tundra Swan
Mute Swans aka Common Swan, Wild Swan, Tame Swan (Cygnus olor): Cygnus olor
A common temperate Eurasian species, often semi-domesticated; descendants of domestic flocks are naturalized in the United States and elsewhere.
New Zealand Swans: Cygnus (atratus) sumnerensis, an extinct subspecies of the Black Swan
Formerly found in New Zealand and the Chatham Islands.
Trumpeter Swans: Cygnus buccinator
A North American species very similar to the Whooper Swan (and sometimes treated as a subspecies of it), which was hunted almost to extinction but has since recovered.
Tundra Swans / Whistling Swans
Whistling Swans / Tundra Swans
The Eurasian form migrates from Arctic Russia to western Europe and eastern Asia (China, Japan) in winter. It is often considered a subspecies of C. columbianus, creating the species Tundra Swan
Whooper Swans: Cygnus cygnus
Breeds in Iceland and subarctic Europe and Asia, migrating to temperate Europe and Asia in winter.
