Coscoroba swan facts for kids

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Swans
A coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Anserinae
Genus: Coscoroba

The coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) is a distant relative of the true swan. Many specialists merge this genus, Coscoroba, with ducks, like whistling ducks. The coscoroba swan is found in South America from southern Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.

Recent genetic studies have found a relationship between this species and Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae). They are sister groups.

Images for kids

  • Coscoroba coscoroba -Argentina -flying-8

    Flying

  • Coscoroba coscoroba -Mostardas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil -juvenile-8

    Juveniles in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Coscoroba coscoroba (Coscoroba Swan - Koskorobaschwan) - Weltvogelpark 2012-01

    Bath taking at Weltvogelpark Walsrode

  • Coscoroba Swan - Berlin Zoo

    At Berlin Zoo, Germany

  • South America Coscoroba

    Where Coscoroba is found in South America and Falklands Islands


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