Swans are large waterfowl. Swans
Other Names: Cigne, Cignus, Cygne, Cygnus,
Swan in Foreign Languages:
Azeri: qu / qu qusu
Esperanto: epicene / cigno / vircigno
/ cignino / epicene / cignido / vircignido
Friulian: cesen / cign m
German: Schwan / Schwänin
Icelandic: álft / svanur
Japanese: kugui / hakucho
Korean: goni / baekjo
Kurdish: qû, qazquling
Low German: Swaan / Swoon
Lower Sorbian: šwon / kolp
Manx: olla / ollay
Northern Sami: njukca
Old English: swan
Old Norse: svanr
Romani: baro-gansako / bari-papin
Sardinian: sìsini, cisne, tzignu
Scottish Gaelic: eala
Serbian Cyrillic: labud
Upper Sorbian: kolp
Vietnamese: thiên nga
West Frisian: swan
Size: Swans can reach lengths of 60 inches and
can weigh up to 33 lbs. Swans can have a wing span of
up to 10 feet wide. Male swans are typically larger
than their female counterparts.
Species: There are six different species of
Habitat: Swans are found in North America,
South America, Australia and New Zealand.
Description: Swans are long necked and some
of the largest species of waterfowl.
Diet: Swans feed on vegetation that is under
water like seaweed and aquatic plants. Swans feed on
roots, tubers, stems and leaves of aquatic and submerged
plants. Occasionally swans will eat insects and small
Incubation: Swan eggs take approximately
35 to 42 days to hatch.
Birth: Swans lay between 3 to 9 eggs at a time.
Swans will aggressively protect their nests.
Sexually Mature: Swans sexually mature between
3 to 4 years of age.
Social Structure: Swans form mating pairs.
Swans will remain together, and rear their young
Did You Know?
A male swan is called a cob, and a
female swan is called a pen. A baby
swan is called a cygnet. A group of
wild swans is called a herd.
Athleticism: Swans can fly up to 60 miles per
hour at top speed.