Bewick's swan

English

Bewick's swan

Etymology

Named after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals.

Noun

Bewick's swan (plural Bewick's swans)

1. A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Synonyms

• whistling swan
• tundra swan

Translations

Bewick's swan

• Dutch: kleine zwaan
• Faroese: smáokn f
• Finnish: pikkujoutsen (fi)
• French: cygne siffleur (fr)
• German: Zwergschwan (de) m
• Greek: νανόκυκνος m (nanókyknos)
• Italian: cigno minore
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• Korean: 고니 (ko) (goni)
• Navajo: dééłgai yázhí
• Portuguese: cisne-pequeno m
• Russian: америка́нский ле́бедь m (amerikánskij lébedʹ), америка́нский ту́ндровый ле́бедь m (amerikánskij túndrovyj lébedʹ)
• Spanish: cisne silbador m
• Swedish: mindre sångsvan (sv) c

See also

• Bewick's swan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia