Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus olor (Mute Swan)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mute Swan sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mute Swan in Shenandoah National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Mute Swan in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.