Mute Swan
Cygnus olor

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– very large waterbird, much larger than Greylag Goose
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates pairwise or in small to medium flocks in formation

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>


Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF1675, 13/01/2015, Rügen, Germany, Roland Neumann

BIF386_MPU_PUM1518_120214_mswan_ad_d_havelland
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0386, 14/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF397_MPU_I8Z9124_100305_mswan_2CY_d_havelland
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, 2CY
BIF0397, 05/03/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze


Mute Swan Cygnus olor, 1CY
BIF7020, 30/12/2022, Zingst, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF383_MPU_PUM1984_120216_mswan_wswan_d_havelland
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
BIF0383, 16/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF384_MPU_PUM1391_120214_mswan_d_havelland
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0384, 14/02/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF385_MPU_I8Z1025_100315_mswan_d_ruegen
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0385, 15/03/2010, Rügen, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF387_MPU_I1Q0006_120813_mswan_d_ostsee
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD
BIF0387, 13/08/2012, Baltic Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze


Mute Swan Cygnus olor, AD, 2CY
BIF2892, 15/02/2018, Rügen, Germany, Roland Neumann

BIF388_MPU_I8Z2832_100324_mswan_wswan_d_ostsee
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

BIF0388, 24/03/2010, Baltic Sea, offshore, Germany, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

BIF389-3_PFR01220_1-11_090413_mswan-WS-EC_d_st_wallend-kiesgr_REF-S
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound, excitement call
BIF0389, 13/04/2010, Wallendorfer Kiesgruben, Germany, Patrick Franke

BIF389-5_PFR01220_1-11_090413_mswan-WS-EC_d_st_wallend-kiesgr_REF-S
– detail –
Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound, excitement call

BIF389, 13/04/2010, Wallendorfer Kiesgruben, Germany, Patrick Franke


Mute Swan Cygnus olor, wing sound of a flock (~30 individuals)
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza s. schoeniclus, song
BIF2960, 21/07/2018, Karrendorfer Wiesen, Germany, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Whooper Swan
Bewick’s Swan

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