Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus olor (Mute Swan)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Mute Swan sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 4240 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mute Swan in Point Pelee National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Mute Swan in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.