5 – Mute Swan

Order Anseriformes; Family Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans); Scientific name: Cygnus olor;

Common name: Mute Swan; Alternative common name: White Swan – Male / Cob - Distribution in Australia: INTRODUCED SPECIES originally from Eurasia became established in Perth Region and some towns in the southwest, such as Northam, Coolbelup and Bridgetown in Western Australia and in northern Tasmania; by now likely elsewhere - Distribution outside Australia: northern, central and eastern Europe including the British Isles, through the central Asia to eastern China.