Cygnus cygnus · Icelandic: Álft

A large white swan with a loud, bugling call.

Habitat: Lakes, wetlands and rivers | Season: All year (many migrate, some overwinter)

Identification

• Large white swan, long straight neck
• Yellow-and-black bill, yellow forming a wedge shape

Behaviour

Gives a loud, bugling, trumpet-like call in flight and on the water. Pairs mate for life.

Did you know?

Whooper Swans nesting in Iceland are the same population that winters in the UK and Ireland — some individuals make the 800-mile Atlantic crossing in a single non-stop flight.

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