Common name: Trumpeter Swan
Scientific name: Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831

Class:
Aves (Birds)
Order:
Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Family:
Anatidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Herbaceous wetland, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore
Lacustrine:
Shallow water
Palustrine:
HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Riparian

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G4
Apparently Secure globally - Uncommon in the world but not rare; usually widespread, but may be rare in some parts of its range; possibly some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.
State conservation status rank:
S1B
Critically Imperiled in New York - Especially vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to extreme rarity or other factors; typically 5 or fewer populations or locations in New York, very few individuals, very restricted range, very few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or very steep declines. (A migratory animal which occurs in New York only during the breeding season.)
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Protected Bird
Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law, and the species may not be hunted or taken at any time in New York. Includes birds also defined as a game species, but for which no open seasons are set.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105446/Cygnus_buccinator/