William Kidd

The swans ( Cygnus sp. ) is a group of large Oiseau X watery of the family of the anatidés . They are known for their curved neck (they have the greatest number of Vertèbre S cervical of all the Vertébré S) and for their beautiful white feathers. However, some species have a black plumage.

The small ones of the swan are called cygneaux .

The swan is the bird dedicated to Apollon in Greek mythology.

Right before dying, the swan would sing more and with more force. This characteristic gave the expression which goes back to Greek Antiquity (in reference to the last speech of Socrate condemned to died for impiété).

List species

black Swan - Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Swan with black neck - Cygnus melanocoryphus (Molina, 1782)
Swan tuber or dumb Swan - Cygnus olor (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)

white Swan Polish - Cygnus olor immutabilis (It is of a pigmentary form and not about a real subspecies).

Swan trumpet - Cygnus buccinator (Richardson, 1832)
whistling Swan - Cygnus columbianus (Ord, 1815)

Swan of Bewick - Cygnus columbianus bewickii Yarrell 1830
Cygnus columbianus columbianus (Ord, 1815)

Swan singer - Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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