Swan

SWAN is a large, white, graceful waterfowl with a long, curved neck and a black or orange bill. It prefers wet, usually freshwater, habitat: ESTUARIES, flooded fields, marshland, lakes and ponds. Three species occur in BC. The most numerous is the tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus), also known as the whistling swan, which migrates through the province to and from its Alaskan breeding grounds. This species is plentiful along the South Coast and south-central Interior in spring and fall, and many...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.