Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Photo: Bird Explorers / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
The whooper swan is a large white swan whose yellow bill patch extends far toward the tip, arriving in Japan from the north in winter. It feeds on aquatic plants in lakes and rivers and moves in family groups. "The swans of Kominato and their wintering ground" in Hiranai, Aomori, is a Special Natural Monument, and sites such as Izunuma-Uchinuma in Miyagi, Lake Inawashiro in Fukushima and Suibara in Niigata are also Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Cygnus cygnus
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Aomori, Miyagi, Fukushima, Niigata
- When to see
- October to April
- 日本語
- オオハクチョウ
- 简体中文
- 大天鹅
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Arrives at Kominato in Hiranai, Aomori, from around early October. Some birds stay for about 200 days, and even the latest leave for the north by early May.
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The Whooper Swan is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Aomori, Miyagi, Fukushima, Niigata.
The Whooper Swan is mainly seen in October to April. Arrives at Kominato in Hiranai, Aomori, from around early October. Some birds stay for about 200 days, and even the latest leave for the north by early May.
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