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Swans
Subfamily Anserinae
Tribe Cygnini
Taxonomy

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Swans, tirbe Cygnini, subfamily Anserinae
Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Swans,
tirbe Cygnini, subfamily Anserinae

Tribe Cygnini (Swans) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Neognathae

Birds of Flight

Order

Anseriformes

Waterfowl & Screamers

Family

Anatidae

Waterfowl

Subfamily

Anserinae

Swans & Geese

Tribe

Cygnini

Swans



Note: In some classifications we have seen the Swans assigned to their own subfamily, (Cygninae). We keep them in the subfamily (Anserinae) based on the List by the American Ornithologists' Union.



The Genus in the Tribe (Cygnini)

Two genera are recognized in the Tribe (Cygnini). Seven of the species are assigned to the genus (Cygnus), while the Coscoroba Swan is kept on the genus (Coscoroba) by itself.


Genus

Specie

Name

Cygnus

Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Bewick Swan

Cygnus columbianus columbianus

Tundra Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Whooper Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus atratus

Black Swan

Cygnus olor

Mute Swan

Coscoroba

Coscoroba coscoroba

Coscoroba Swan


Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in the Swans, tirbe Cygnini, subfamily Anserinae
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in the Swans,
tirbe Cygnini, subfamily Anserinae



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