Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus olor (Mute Swan)
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mute Swan in Everglades National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mute Swan sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mute Swan in Everglades National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mute Swan in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.