Cygnus - Columbianus

The species is split into two distinct geographic subspecies:

—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 cygnus columbianus

( 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