Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

		adult in flight 1-st years
2022-05-25 Republic of Altai, Chuisky Trakt 2022-05-04 Republic of Buryatia, Ivolginsky district, lake Beloye2019-01-05 Altai Territory, Urozhaynoye, Semiletka	© Nataliya Pokhodzey © Valerii Bogdanovich© Ilya Sukhov

Distribution

Breeding distribution in Siberia is very wide, from southern tundras to steppes. A common breeder in some areas of taiga and forest-tundra, but rare in the major territory, nests in areas heavily accessible for humans.

References

В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Сибири". Москва-Екатеринбург, Изд-во "Кабинетный ученый", 2014.