Cygnus olor (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
(Mute Swan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCygnus olor (Mute Swan)
GenusCygnus (swans)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) :
1: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
29 Feb 2016 OSGR: SZ09 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Filter feeding on water surface
Image 1: Filter feeding (far swan)Image 2: Filter feeding (near swan) and raising head after filter feeding (far swan)Image 3: Raising head after filter feeding (far swan)Image 4: Raising heads after filter feeding (near swan) and filter feeding (far swan)
2: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
5 Apr 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female
Image 1: Female - wings upImage 2: Female - wings up (2)
3: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Family with first winter cygnets
Image 1: Adult - on water - rear-three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - preening - posterior viewImage 3: Family - on landImage 4: Family - on land (2)Image 5: Female (fore) and male (back) - lateral viewsImage 6: Female (L) and male (R) - lateral viewsImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - close-upImage 8: Female - on water - front three-quarter viewImage 9: First winter - on water - lateral viewImage 10: First winter - on water - lateral view (2)Image 11: Male - on water - front three-quarter viewImage 12: Male - on water - front three-quarter view (2)Image 13: Male - on water - front three-quarter view (3)Image 14: Male - on water - front three-quarter view (4)Image 15: Male - on water - front three-quarter view (5)Image 16: Male - on water - front three-quarter view (6)Image 17: Male - on water - lateral viewImage 18: Male - on water - lateral view (2)Image 19: Male - on water - lateral view (3)Image 20: Male - on water - lateral view (4)Image 21: Male - on water - preeningImage 22: Male - rear-three-quarter viewImage 23: Pair - on water
4: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male - head - close-up - lateral viewImage 2: Male - head - close-up - lateral view (2)Image 3: Male - head - close-up - lateral view (3)Image 4: Male - head - close-up - lateral view (4)Image 5: Male - head - close-up - postero-lateral viewImage 6: Male - lateral viewImage 7: Male - preening itself on the hard-standingImage 8: Male - swimming - lateral viewImage 9: Male - swimming - lateral view (2)Image 10: Male - swimming - lateral view (3)Image 11: Male - swimming - rear three-quarter viewImage 12: Male - swimming - rear three-quarter view (2)Image 13: Male - swimming - rear three-quarter view (3)Image 14: Male - walking - lateral viewImage 15: Male - walking - lateral view (2)Image 16: Male - wings arched - anterior viewImage 17: Male - wings arched - front three-quarter viewImage 18: Male - wings arched - front three-quarter view (2)Image 19: Male - wings arched - front three-quarter view (3)Image 20: Male - wings arched - front three-quarter view (4)Image 21: Male - wings arched - front three-quarter view (5)Image 22: Male - wings slightly arched - lateral viewImage 23: Preening itself on the hard-standingImage 24: Preening itself on the hard-standing (2)Image 25: Swimming - posterior view (exactly posterior)Image 26: Swimming - posterior viewImage 27: Swimming - posterior view (2)
5: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Agressive pose
Image 1: Male - aggressive pose - lateral viewImage 2: Male - aggressive pose - lateral view (2)Image 3: Male - aggressive pose - lateral view (3)Image 4: Male - aggressive pose - lateral view (4)Image 5: Male - aggressive pose - posterior viewImage 6: Two swans, both in aggressive poseImage 7: Two swans, both in aggressive pose (2)
6: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - on land - lateral viewImage 2: Male - on land - lateral view (2)
7: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on water
Image 1: Male - anterior viewImage 2: Male - front three-quarter viewImage 3: Male - front three-quarter view (2)Image 4: Male - lateral viewImage 5: Male - lateral view (2)Image 6: Male - lateral view (3)
8: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - side viewImage 2: Female - side view (2)Image 3: Female - side view (3)Image 4: Female - side view (4)Image 5: Pair - male on rightImage 6: Pair - male on right (2)Image 7: Pair - male on right (3)Image 8: Pair - male, with female behindImage 9: Pair - male, with female behind (2)Image 10: Pair - male, with female behind (3)
9: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female
Image 1: Female - on water - rear three-quarter viewImage 2: Female - on water - rear three-quarter view (2)Image 3: Female - on water - rear three-quarter view (3)Image 4: Female - on water - rear three-quarter view (4)Image 5: Female - on water - side viewImage 6: Female - on water - wings raised - side viewImage 7: Female - on water - wings raised - side view (2)Image 8: Female - with Tufted Ducks and Mallards at feeding station
10: Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
30 May 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Family on river
Image 1: Family on riverImage 2: Family on river (2)Image 3: Family on river - adult feedingImage 4: Family on river - adults feeding

Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cygnus olor (Mute Swan)
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