Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan)
Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
📅 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 Trumpeter Swan in Voyageurs National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Trumpeter Swan sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Trumpeter Swan in Voyageurs National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Trumpeter Swan in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.