Cygnus Columbianus Today

( C. c. columbianus ): The North American subspecies. It was named by Meriwether Lewis due to the whistling sound produced by its powerful wingbeats in flight.

—commonly known as the Tundra Swan —is a large, migratory waterfowl species that nests in the remote Arctic tundra and spends its winters on coastal and inland wetlands. 🔬 Taxonomy & Subspecies

( C. c. bewickii ): The Eurasian subspecies, which breeds in palearctic Russia and winters in Western Europe and East Asia.

The species is split into two distinct geographic subspecies:

( C. c. columbianus ): The North American subspecies. It was named by Meriwether Lewis due to the whistling sound produced by its powerful wingbeats in flight.

—commonly known as the Tundra Swan —is a large, migratory waterfowl species that nests in the remote Arctic tundra and spends its winters on coastal and inland wetlands. 🔬 Taxonomy & Subspecies

( C. c. bewickii ): The Eurasian subspecies, which breeds in palearctic Russia and winters in Western Europe and East Asia.

The species is split into two distinct geographic subspecies: