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Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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28.5364, -81.0176

Field Notes

Description:

Adult Description
Large, all-white waterfowl.
Long, curved neck.
Orange bill and black face.

Immature Description
Dirty gray or white. Legs gray or pinkish. Bill gray or tan, turning pinkish. Bill knob lacking or small. Lores white and feathered, turning black.

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Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Global Flight
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Birds seen in Florida
Photographed
PublishedJune 2, 2014

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