Genus

True Swans

Cygnus

6 species in our catalog · found in 90 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusCygnus (True Swans)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cygnus olor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cygnus cygnus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cygnus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cygnus buccinator

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cygnus melancoryphus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cygnus columbianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Swans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	~60%
	Mute Swan			~60%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Whooper Swan			Insufficient data
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~60%
	Mute Swan			~60%
	Whooper Swan			Insufficient data
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~60%
	Mute Swan			~50%
	Whooper Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~60%
	Whooper Swan			~60%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
5	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	4	~40%
	Black Swan			~30%
	Mute Swan			~10%
	Whooper Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
7	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~40%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Whooper Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~40%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Tundra Swan			~10%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Whooper Swan			Insufficient data
9	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	3	~40%
	Mute Swan			~40%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	~30%
	Mute Swan			~30%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Trumpeter Swan			~30%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
13	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5	~30%
	Mute Swan			~20%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Black-necked Swan			Insufficient data
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
14	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~30%
	Whooper Swan			~30%
15	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
16	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			~10%
17	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Black-necked Swan			~20%
18	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
20	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
21	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~20%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
22	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Black Swan			~20%
23	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			~10%
24	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
25	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
26	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
27	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Black-necked Swan			~10%
28	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
29	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
30	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
31	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
32	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
33	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Mute Swan			~10%
34	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
35	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
36	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data
37	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
38	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data
	Tundra Swan			<5%
39	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
	Tundra Swan			<5%
40	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
41	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
42	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Black Swan			~10%
43	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data
44	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
45	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			~10%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
46	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
47	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
48	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Mute Swan			<5%
49	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
50	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
51	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
52	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
53	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			<5%
54	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
55	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data
57	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
58	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
59	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
60	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			<5%
61	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
62	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
63	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			Insufficient data
64	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	3	<5%
	Tundra Swan			<5%
	Whooper Swan			<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
65	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
66	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
67	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
68	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
69	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			Insufficient data
70	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Black-necked Swan			<5%
71	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			<5%
72	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
73	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data
74	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
75	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
76	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
77	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
78	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
79	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
80	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
81	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
82	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
83	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
84	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Black Swan			Insufficient data
85	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
86	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
87	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
88	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
89	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Mute Swan			Insufficient data
90	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Tundra Swan			Insufficient data
	Trumpeter Swan			Insufficient data

True Swans

Species in this group

Mute Swan

Whooper Swan

Black Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Black-necked Swan

Tundra Swan

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Swans

Parks Ranked