Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (51)
- Subspecies (2)
R. J. Limpert, S. L. Earnst, Carles Carboneras, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Fluitswaan |
| Albanian | Mjelma e vogël |
| Arabic | تم التندرا |
| Armenian | Փոքր կարապ |
| Asturian | Cisne pequeñu |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik qu |
| Basque | Beltxarga txistularia |
| Bulgarian | Тундров лебед |
| Catalan | cigne petit |
| Chinese | 小天鵝 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小天鹅 |
| Croatian | mali labud |
| Czech | labuť malá |
| Danish | Pibesvane |
| Dutch | Kleine Zwaan |
| English | Tundra Swan |
| English (UK) | Bewick's Swan |
| English (United States) | Tundra Swan |
| Faroese | Dvørgsvanur |
| Finnish | pikkujoutsen |
| French | Cygne siffleur |
| French (France) | Cygne siffleur |
| Galician | Cisne pequeno |
| German | Zwergschwan |
| Greek | Νανόκυκνος |
| Hebrew | ברבור קטן |
| Hungarian | Kis hattyú |
| Icelandic | Dvergsvanur |
| Italian | Cigno minore |
| Japanese | コハクチョウ |
| Korean | 고니 |
| Latvian | Mazais gulbis |
| Lithuanian | Tundrinė/Mažoji gulbė |
| Mongolian | Гунгар хун |
| Norwegian | dvergsvane |
| Persian | قوی کوچک |
| Polish | łabędź czarnodzioby |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cisne-pequeno |
| Romanian | Lebădă mică |
| Russian | Американский лебедь |
| Serbian | Mali labud |
| Slovak | labuť malá |
| Slovenian | Mali labod |
| Spanish | Cisne Chico |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Cisne |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cisne de Tundra |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Cisne de Tundra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cisne chico |
| Swedish | mindre sångsvan |
| Turkish | Küçük Kuğu |
| Ukrainian | Лебідь чорнодзьобий |
Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)
PROTONYM:
Anas Columbianus
Ord, 1815. A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. Second American ed. Vol. 2. ed.2(Am.), 2, p.319.
TYPE LOCALITY:
The Dalles, Oregon
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYGNUS
- cygnus
- columbiana / columbianum / columbianus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Tundra Swan
