The tundra swan is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes split into two species: Bewick's swan of the Palaearctic and the whistling swan proper of the Nearctic. Birds from eastern Russia are sometimes separated as the subspecies C. c. jankowskii, but this is not widely accepted as distinct, with most authors including them in C. c. bewickii. Tundra swans are sometimes separated in the subgenus Olor together with the other Arctic swan species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Ord, G 1815)
Reference:
New geogr. hist. comm. grammar. Amer. ed. 2 [Guthrie]
ed.2(Am.), 2 p.319
Protonym:
Anas Columbianus
Type locality:
The Dalles, Oregon
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123750#page/325/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
D611DD41EE95AC08
Avibase ID:
avibase-D611DD41
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D611DD41
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174988
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tundra Swan (columbianus) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tundra Swan (columbianus) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Avilist 2025: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cygne siffleur ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Whistling Swan ( Olor columbianus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Whistling Swan ( Cygnus columbianus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Tundra Swan (Whistling) ( Cygnus columbianus columbianus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cygnus columbianus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cygnus columbianus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cygnus columbianus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cygnus columbianus columbianus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Cygnus columbianus
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