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Cygnus columbianus
Family: AnatidaeGenus: Cygnusnative in Germany
native in Germany
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28
Plants
visited
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28
Interactions
documented
About this species
Cygnus columbianus is a waterbird present in Britain.
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Prey / FoodPlant food
Yearly cycle
Breeds once per year.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
53.82 cm
Weight
6350 g
Max. Lebensalter
24.1 Jahre
Fortpflanzung
Wurfgröße / Gelege
4, 1× pro Jahr
Bebrütungsdauer
173 Tage
Ausflugalter
60.25 Tage
Geschlechtsreife
~2.7 Jahre
Ernährung & Verhalten
100% Pflanzen
Scientific profile
The adult body mass averages 6,350 grams and the wingspan is 53.8 centimetres. The maximum recorded lifespan is 24.1 years. It produces one brood per year, with a typical clutch of four eggs. Incubation lasts 173 days and young fledge after around 60 days. Its diet consists wholly of plant material.
Visited plants
28 plants are visited by this species
Holcus lanatusCarex distichaRanunculus ficaria subsp. nudicaulisElymus repens subsp. repensRorippa palustris subsp. palustrisTrifolium repens subsp. repensDactylis glomerata subsp. lobataPersicaria amphibiaDeschampsia cespitosaAgrostis stoloniferaGlyceria fluitans × notataGlyceria maximaPhalaris arundinaceaStuckenia pectinataRuppia maritimaPotamogeton perfoliatusPotentilla anserinaRumex crispus × obtusifoliusZea maysVallisneria spiralisPersicaria maculosaJacobaea aquaticaRanunculus repensAlopecurus geniculatusPoa trivialis var. multifloraTriticum aestivumLolium perennePlantago media subsp. media
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF — Occurrence data via GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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