Cygnus (True Swans) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Cygnus olor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Cygnus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Cygnus cygnus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Cygnus buccinator

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Cygnus melancoryphus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Cygnus columbianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Swans

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 497 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 6	~60%
	Mute Swan			~50%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~60%
	Mute Swan			~60%
3	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~60%
	Mute Swan			~60%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
4	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~50%
	Mute Swan			~50%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
6	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	3 of 6	~40%
	Black Swan			~40%
	Mute Swan			~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
7	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
10	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 6	~30%
	Whooper Swan			~30%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Trumpeter Swan			~30%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~20%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
13	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~20%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
14	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~30%
	Tundra Swan			~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
15	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
16	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
18	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~20%
	Black-necked Swan			~20%
19	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~20%
	Black-necked Swan			~20%
20	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
21	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
22	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
23	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
24	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
25	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
26	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
27	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
28	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
29	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
30	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
31	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
32	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
33	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
34	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
35	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
36	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
37	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
38	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
39	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			<5%
40	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
41	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
42	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
43	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
44	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
45	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
46	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
47	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
48	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
49	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
50	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
51	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
52	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
53	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			<5%
54	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
55	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
56	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 6	~70%
	Mute Swan			~50%
	Whooper Swan			~30%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
2	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~60%
	Mute Swan			~60%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 6	~60%
	Mute Swan			~50%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
4	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 6	~50%
	Mute Swan			~50%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~50%
	Black Swan			~50%
6	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
7	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
8	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
9	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
10	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
11	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~40%
	Trumpeter Swan			~40%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
12	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 6	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
13	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Black Swan			<5%
14	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
15	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
16	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
17	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~30%
	Black Swan			~30%
18	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
19	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Black Swan			<5%
20	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
21	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
22	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
23	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~30%
	Black Swan			~30%
24	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 6	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
25	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
26	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
27	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
28	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
29	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
30	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
31	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
32	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
33	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
34	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
35	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
36	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~20%
	Mute Swan			~20%
37	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Black-necked Swan			~10%
38	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	4 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
39	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
40	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
	Black Swan			<5%
41	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
42	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
43	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 6	~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
44	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
45	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
46	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
47	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
48	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 6	~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
49	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
50	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
51	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 6	~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
52	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 6	~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
53	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
54	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
55	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
56	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
57	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
58	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 6	<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
59	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
60	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
6	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
8	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
9	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
10	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
11	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
14	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
15	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Izhevsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
17	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
18	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
19	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
20	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
21	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
22	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
23	Rostov Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
24	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
25	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
26	Hodonín Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	Heinola bird sanctuary	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
29	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
31	Wildlife Prairie Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Taronga Western Plains Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
33	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
34	Nandankanan Zoological Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity
35	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Zoo sauvage Saint-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
38	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
41	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
42	Taman Safari Indonesia	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
43	Ridiyagama Safari Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	In captivity
44	Al Ain Zoo	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
45	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
46	Taman Safari Bogor	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
47	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
48	Parque Zoológico	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
49	La Reserva del Castillo de las Guardas	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
50	Safari West	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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True Swans

Species in this group

Mute Swan

Black Swan

Whooper Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Black-necked Swan

Tundra Swan

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Swans

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges