Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan)
Closest Relatives at Biebrza National Park
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 10 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Whooper Swan sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.