Coscoroba coscoroba

(Molina, 1782)

Vernacular names
English : Coscoroba swan
French : Coscoroba blanc

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach up to 115 cm in length for a weight of 5,4 kg. Distinctive swan-like species with entirely white plumage except from black tips to primary flight feathers. Bright red bill and legs. Female has darker iris and is smaller.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South America, mostly east of the Andes except in Central Chile, from south Brazil to Tierra del Fuego. Lives in lagoons and freshwater swamps will well vegetated, rarely above 1300 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is common to abundant in its range. It is locally vulnerable to habitat loss and pollution.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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