Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) photographed at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park located in the City of Escondido California U.S.A.
Coscoroba swans are part of the order Anseriformes, in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans). In the genus Coscoroba, there is just one species: C. coscoroba. Coscoroba swans live in the southern part of South America, in the countries of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, southern Paraguay and southern Brazil. Southern populations migrate northward and spend the winter in northern Argentina, Uruguay and southeast Brazil. Those populations that live in the central part of their range likely remain sedentary.
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) photographed at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park located in the City of Escondido California U.S.A.
Coscoroba swans are part of the order Anseriformes, in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans). In the genus Coscoroba, there is just one species: C. coscoroba. Coscoroba swans live in the southern part of South America, in the countries of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, southern Paraguay and southern Brazil. Southern populations migrate northward and spend the winter in northern Argentina, Uruguay and southeast Brazil. Those populations that live in the central part of their range likely remain sedentary.