Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witswaan |
| Albanian | Mjelma me xhungë |
| Arabic | تم صامت |
| Armenian | Թշշան կարապ |
| Asturian | Cisne comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Fısıldayan qu |
| Basque | Beltxarga arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Ням лебед |
| Catalan | cigne mut |
| Chinese | 疣鼻天鵝 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 疣鼻天鹅 |
| Croatian | crvenokljuni labud |
| Czech | labuť velká |
| Danish | Knopsvane |
| Dutch | Knobbelzwaan |
| English | Mute Swan |
| English (United States) | Mute Swan |
| Faroese | Knópsvanur |
| Finnish | kyhmyjoutsen |
| French | Cygne tuberculé |
| French (France) | Cygne tuberculé |
| Galician | Cisne mudo |
| German | Höckerschwan |
| Greek | Κοινός Κύκνος |
| Hebrew | ברבור מצוי |
| Hungarian | Bütykös hattyú |
| Icelandic | Hnúðsvanur |
| Italian | Cigno reale |
| Japanese | コブハクチョウ |
| Korean | 혹고니 |
| Latvian | Paugurknābja gulbis |
| Lithuanian | Gulbė nebylė |
| Mongolian | Хуруут хун |
| Norwegian | knoppsvane |
| Persian | قوی گنگ |
| Polish | łabędź niemy |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cisne-mudo |
| Romanian | Lebădă de vară |
| Russian | Лебедь-шипун |
| Serbian | Labud grbac |
| Slovak | labuť veľká |
| Slovenian | Labod grbec |
| Spanish | Cisne Vulgar |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cisne Mudo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cisne vulgar |
| Swedish | knölsvan |
| Thai | หงส์ใบ้ |
| Turkish | Kuğu |
| Ukrainian | Лебідь-шипун |
Revision Notes
Kevin A. Wood and Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account, with contributions from Michael A. Ciaranca. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Jörn Lehmhus generated Figure 2. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map.
Cygnus olor (Gmelin, 1789)
Definitions
- CYGNUS
- cygnus
- olor
- Olor
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published April 19, 2024
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- April 19, 2024
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Authors
Kevin A. Wood, Steven G. Mlodinow, Michael A. Ciaranca, Charles C. Allin, and Gwilym S. Jones
Revisors
Kevin A. Wood, Steven G. Mlodinow, Peter Pyle, Michael A. Ciaranca, and Jörn Lehmhus
Recommended Citation
Wood, K. A., S. G. Mlodinow, M. A. Ciaranca, C. C. Allin, and G. S. Jones (2024). Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.mutswa.02
Revision Notes
Kevin A. Wood and Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account, with contributions from Michael A. Ciaranca. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Jörn Lehmhus generated Figure 2. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Eliza R. Wein generated the map.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Authors
Michael A. Ciaranca, Charles C. Allin, and Gwilym S. Jones
Recommended Citation
Ciaranca, M. A., C. C. Allin, and G. S. Jones (2020). Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.mutswa.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 1997
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Authors
Michael A. Ciaranca, Charles C. Allin, and Gwilym S. Jones
Revisors
Michael A. Ciaranca, Charles C. Allin, and Gwilym S. Jones
Recommended Citation
Ciaranca, M. A., C. C. Allin, and G. S. Jones (1997). Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.273
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1997
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Recommended Citation
Ciaranca, M. A., C. C. Allin, and G. S. Jones. 1997. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). In The Birds of North America, No. 273 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.273.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 28, 2016
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
