Where does the Whooper Swan live?
Cygnus cygnus has 2,189,506 records in 73 countries and territories, from 1694 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 2,189,506 records
- 73 places
- 173 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeCygnus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,184,870 | |
| Denmark | 334,558 | |
| Norway | 260,447 | |
| Finland | 127,289 | |
| Netherlands | 56,591 | |
| United Kingdom | 55,356 | |
| Iceland | 43,837 | |
| Germany | 20,889 | |
| Russia | 20,716 | |
| Japan | 12,506 | |
| Poland | 8,663 | |
| Ireland | 8,334 | |
| Belgium | 7,661 | |
| South Korea | 5,554 | |
| Mongolia | 5,341 | |
| Estonia | 3,996 | |
| France | 3,888 | |
| Lithuania | 3,210 | |
| United States | 2,764 | |
| China | 2,574 | |
| Ukraine | 2,025 | |
| Belarus | 1,519 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1,494 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,378 | |
| Åland Islands | 1,335 | |
| Latvia | 1,335 | |
| Spain | 1,311 | |
| Switzerland | 1,253 | |
| Taiwan | 933 | |
| Türkiye | 743 | |
| Czechia | 697 | |
| Romania | 673 | |
| Canada | 657 | |
| Greece | 646 | |
| Austria | 644 | |
| Isle of Man | 581 | |
| Faroe Islands | 573 | |
| Azerbaijan | 343 | |
| Iran | 319 | |
| Hungary | 288 |
Showing the top 40 of 73 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.