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Name: Swan-a symbol of noble struggle

Classification position

Birds, Duckidae

Appearance characteristics

Swan is a large bird, with a maximum length of 1.5 meters and a weight of more than 6000 grams. Swan, also known as white swan and mandarin fish, is a large-scale swimming bird, with a body length of about 1.5m and a weight of over 10kg. The whole body has white feathers, the mouth is mostly black, and the upper mouth is yellow to the nostrils. Their heads and necks are very long, accounting for about half of their body length. When swimming, their necks are often straight and their wings are connected. Swan has become the embodiment of innocence and kindness since ancient times because of its elegant posture.

distribution range

They breed in the north and west of China and overwinter in the central and southeast coasts of China. Every year in mid-September, when they move south, they often form a small group of 6-20, forming a "one" or "people" line, singing while flying.

living environment

Swan is a winter migratory bird, which likes to live in lakes and swamps and mainly feeds on aquatic plants. Every March and April, they fly from the south to the north in large groups and spawn in the northern border provinces of China.

The female swan lays two or three eggs every May, and then the female goose hatches the eggs, and the male goose guards them and never leaves. /kloc-After 0/0, they will go south in droves. Overwintering and recuperating in the warmer south.

At the foot of the majestic Tianshan Mountains in China, there is a quiet lake-Swan Lake. Every summer and autumn, thousands of swans roam on the green water, just like white clouds fluttering in the blue sky, which is very beautiful.

According to the survey, a swan family flies over Mount Everest in the Himalayas every year, with a height of 9000 meters. At the foot of the majestic Tianshan Mountains, there is a quiet "Swan Lake" on the famous Bayinbuluke grassland.

Living habits

Swan maintains a rare "lifelong companion system". When wintering in the south, both foraging and resting are paired. When the female swan lays eggs, the male swan will stand guard. When the enemy is hurt, it flaps its wings to meet the enemy and bravely fights with the other side. They not only help each other during the breeding season, but also pair up at ordinary times. If one dies, the other can really "spend the holidays" and live alone for a lifetime.

Growth and reproduction

Go north from mid-March to mid-April every year, and breed in May and June. Nests are mostly placed in reeds in dry land or shoal, and each nest produces 4-7 eggs.

Demographic situation

Swan is the largest waterfowl in the subfamily Anatidae, with 7 or 8 species. Five species live in the northern hemisphere, all with white feet and black feet. A swan with a verrucous nose has an orange beak, a black verrucous protuberance at the base of the beak, a curved neck and upward raised wings. Trumpet swans travel in a low voice, and their beaks are all black; The swan is noisy, with a black beak and a yellow beak base; Swan in Bijuk is similar, smaller and quieter; The swan in jankowski may be the oriental type of swan in Bijuk; Whistle swan sounds like a whistle, with a black beak and small spots around its eyes. Some ornithologists only classify the verrucous swan as a swan. The trumpet swan is the largest swan, with a body length of 1.7 meters and a wingspan of 3 meters, but its weight is lighter than that of the wart-nosed swan. The wart-nosed swan can weigh up to 23 kilograms and is the heaviest bird. There are black swans and black-necked swans in the southern hemisphere. Swan has a beautiful figure, a long neck, a strong body and big feet. When it slides in the water, it looks solemn. When it flies, its neck stretches forward and its wings flap slowly. Form diagonal or herringbone queues at high altitude during winter migration. Other waterfowl don't move as fast as swans in water or air. Swan dives into shallow water with its head (not its whole body) and feeds on aquatic plants. When swimming or standing, verrucous swans and black swans often put one foot behind their backs. Swan is similar to both sexes. They can make different sounds from the trachea. Swans live in groups except during the breeding season. Men and women form lifelong spouses. Courtship behavior includes touching the beak or leaning on the head. The female swan hatches eggs, and the male swan stands guard nearby; Some kinds of males also replace incubating eggs. Young chicks have short necks and dense villi; You can run and swim in a few hours, but your parents still take care of you for months; Some kinds of chickens can lie on their parents' backs. The feathers of underage swans are gray or brown with stripes until they are over two years old. Sexual maturity is achieved in the third or fourth year. In nature, swans can live for 20 years, and artificial breeding can live for more than 50 years. Because swans are very heavy, they have to run a long distance on the water or the ground when taking off. The swans have been together for life and are very responsible for future generations. In order to defend their nests, eggs and chicks, they dare to fight to the death with animals such as foxes.

Protection level

National second-class protected animals

Swan culture

Four species of white swan distributed in the northern hemisphere have long been known. Because of their white feathers, graceful posture, touching voice and loyal behavior, the eastern culture and western culture developed in [[Eurasia]] invariably regard the white swan as a symbol of purity, loyalty and nobility.

In ancient China, swans were called devils, Hongze, cranes, Honghu Lake, white cranes, orioles and yellow cranes. Many place names still contain these words, such as Yanmenguan, Guling, Hu Ze and Yellow Crane Tower. Today, some places are still important channels for geese and other geese to migrate. There is a record in The Book of Songs that Bai Niao is white and fat. So far, "Bai Niao" in Japanese refers to swan. The word "swan" first appeared in Li Shangyin's poem "Draw a string to warn the fire phoenix and brush a swan with a horizontal fan" in the Tang Dynasty.

Japan is one of the wintering places for swans. There are about 20 ancient names of swans in Japanese. Some of them, such as "Red" and "Siniperca chuatsi", were introduced from China, some were the names of the areas where swans lived, some were onomatopoeic words of swan songs, and some were descriptions of the shapes of swans. There are many stories about swans in Japan. They are regarded as the messengers of heaven and "divine birds".

There were many descriptions of swans in ancient Greece. Aristotle's Fauna discusses the habits and behaviors of swans, and records the morphological anatomy of swans. The story of a Greek bird has a touching description of the swan's dying song, which is the origin of the name "swan song" in western culture. In Britain, an outstanding poet or singer can be compared with a swan. For example, Shakespeare's nickname is "Avon Swan".

There are also images of swans in western music and literature. There are noble and holy swan images in Saint Sang's Death of Swan and Tchaikovsky's dance drama Swan Lake. Andersen interpreted a moving ugly duckling with the change of swan feather color. There is also a swan (Cygnus) in the constellation in the starry sky, which is the incarnation of [[Zeus]] in Greek mythology. Many artists have created works of art handed down from generation to generation with the theme of Leta and Swan. There are countless place names named after swans all over the world, and swans in surnames also come from this beautiful white bird.

Classification introduction

1, Big Swan

Species characteristics

A tall white swan (155cm). The mouth is black and the bottom is yellow. Yellow extends to the lateral edge of the upper beak and becomes sharp. When swimming, the neck is straighter than a swan with a wart nose. The feather color of the sub-adult is more monotonous and the mouth color is lighter than that of the wart-nosed swan. Much bigger than a cygnet. Iris brown; Mouth-black and yellow at the base; Feet-black. Call: Call is a unique klo-klo-klo sound during flight, but contact call is like a loud and melancholy horn sound. Distribution: Greenland, Northern Europe, North Asia, wintering in Central Europe, Central Asia and China. Distribution: It breeds in reed fields of northern lakes, and migrates southward in groups for wintering. The number is less than that of cygnets. Habit: It's much quieter than a swan with a wart nose when flying.

Chinese name: Big Swan

China Order Name: ANGEPTERA

Chinese name: Anatidae

Chinese name: Swan.

Synonym: Annas Cygnus Linnaeus, 1758,

Common names in China: White Goose, Yuanyang, Yellow-billed Swan, Golden Goose, Cough, Swan, Cough, Swan, Swan.

Latin name: goose order

Latin name: Anatidae

Latin scientific name: Cygnus

Latin name: cygnus

Name and year of species: (Linnaeus, 1758)

English common name: Big Swan

Endangered information: national key protection level: level 2

Effective year: 1989

China's Red Book of Endangered Animals Grade: Endangered

Effective year: 1996

Distribution information

● Mainly distributed provinces: Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Taiwan Province and Hong Kong.

● It is distributed in the following protected areas: Songshan Baihua Mountain Wuwei desert plant Maicaogou Maicaogou Kongtong Mountain North Henan Yellow River Old Course Swan Dongzhai Bird Jiyuan Macaque Jin Meng Yellow River Beach Red River Xingkai Lake Xingkai Lake East Dongting Lake Sandaogou Thorn Forest Momoge Xianghai Poyang Lake Migratory Bird Poyang Lake Migratory Bird Sanshan Island Seafood Xiping Shuangtaizi Estuary Fairy Cave Darling Noel Bird Darling Noel Bird Bai Yinbao Spruce. Lindalai Lake Dalai Lake Horqin Wuliangsuhai Bird Helan Mountain (Ningxia) Baijitan Baijitan Qinghai Lake Bird Island Qinghai Lake Bird Island Rongcheng Swan Luyashan Yuncheng Swan Lishan Shenmu Sabina Shenmu Sabina Sabina Iron Cloth Tarim Populus euphratica Bayinbuluke Haba Snow Mountain Jiufeng Mountain Hanmaruoshi Yellow River First Song Hushanan

● Lakes are distributed in the following mountainous areas: Ziwuling, Changbai Mountain, Wanda Mountain and Qaidam Basin.

Flying height: Swan can fly up to 9000 meters and easily cross the Himalayas.

Endangered reason: hunted as a medicinal ingredient: References According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, swans take feathers and burn them to stop bleeding. Therefore, it is used.

2. Little Swan

Alias: Whistling Swan, Short-billed Swan, Whistling Swan, Tundra Swan.

Classification: It belongs to Anatidae and Swan Family.

Scientific name: Cygnus.

Species: Large-scale swimming birds, belonging to the national second-class protected animals.

Features:

The total length is about 1 10 cm. Weighing 4 ~ 7 kg, the female bird is slightly smaller. The body feathers are white and the head is slightly brownish yellow. The neck and mouth are slightly shorter than the big swan. Its shape is very similar to that of a swan, with a long neck, pure white feathers, black feet and webbed feet. Its body is only slightly smaller than the big swan, and its neck and mouth are also slightly shorter than the big swan, but it is difficult to tell. The easiest way to distinguish them is to compare the yellow at the bottom of the mouth. The yellow of the mouth base of the big swan extends below the nostrils, while the yellow of the little swan is limited to the two sides of the mouth base and does not extend below the nostrils along the mouth edge. Its head to the pillow is often brownish, its iris is brownish, its mouth is black and its feet are black. Its voice is crisp, with a whistle of "dong dong", unlike the trumpet call of the big swan.

Habit:

Living in reedy lakes, reservoirs and ponds. Mainly feed on the roots and seeds of aquatic plants, but also eat a small amount of aquatic insects, worms, snails and small fish. Like swans, they go north in pairs in March every year, nesting among reeds along the river bank, and each nest lays 5-7 white eggs. The brooding period is 29-30 days, and the flying ability is acquired in 50-70 days.

Origin: Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Northern Xinjiang and North China, wintering in the south, occasionally seen in Taiwan Province Province.

3, wart-nosed swan

Alias: Dumb Swan, belonging to the family Anatidae, whose scientific name is Cygnus.

Features: Large swimming birds. The total length is about 140 cm. The body feathers are pure white, and the top of the head is brown. There is a black wart on his forehead. The mouth is red. The feet are dark gray.

Habitat: in rivers and open lakes with lush aquatic plants. Feeding on aquatic plants and aquatic animals. During the breeding period, the nest is built in the wetland, and the platform is composed of stems and leaves of aquatic plants. Each nest lays 5 ~ 7 eggs, which are blue-green and nearly white. Incubation and brooding are like swans.

Distribution: Breeding in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Inner Mongolia; Overwintering in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Endangered information: it belongs to the national second-class protected animals.

4. Black Swan

Chinese name: Black Swan Latin name: Black Swan English name: Black Swan

Species classification: Chordata phylum->; Vertebrate subfamily->; -& gt； Bird-> Today's bird subclass->; -& gt； Current clamping sequence-> Animals->; -& gt； -& gt； Duck family-> -& gt； Swan->;

Distribution: Australia and New Zealand (including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and its adjacent islands). Perth, Australia is also known as the hometown of black swan.

Animal Description: Large swimming birds. The body length is 80 ~ 120 cm, and the weight is 6000 ~ 8000g. The feathers of the whole body are curly, mainly dark gray or dark brown, with gray abdomen and white flying feathers. The mouth is red or orange with a white horizontal spot near the end. Iris is red or white, tarsus and webbed are black.

Black swans are distributed in southern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and its adjacent islands. Habitat in coastal, bay, lake and other waters. Work in pairs or groups. Feeding on aquatic plants and aquatic animals.

Breeding: The breeding period is from June to July every year. Build a nest in a shelter by the water. Each nest lays 4 ~ 8 eggs. The incubation period is 34 ~ 37 days.

5. Black Swamp Swan (a variety of White Swan)

6. Song "Swan"

Special issue: Swan

Singer: BiBi Zhou.

Language: Mandarin album EPCD

Company: Lin Le Culture

Date: March 2006 18

The preferred single "Swan" was written by singer Wang Zheng, who was the first artist to sign a contract with BiBi Zhou's sister Lin Le Culture. "Swan" is specially written for fans, and its significance lies in thanking fans for changing the pen from an ugly duckling to a swan.

-Saint-Sang Swan.

Introduction:

Swan is an elegant and gentle cello music that we are familiar with and moved by. It comes from the animal carnival of the San Sang Orchestra. Animal Carnival consists of fourteen independent music short films: (1) Prelude and March of the Lion King; (2) cock and hen; (3) wild horses; (4) turtles; (5) elephants; (6) kangaroo, (7) aquarium; (8) people with long ears; (9) Rhododendrons in the forest; (10) big birdcage; (1 1) pianist; (12) fossils; (13) swan; (14) finale. Swan is the thirteenth song. It is not only a well-known moxibustion song, but also the only one that the author was allowed to play before his death. It is considered to be the masterpiece of San Sang. This cello piece was adapted into a solo of various instruments and even into a ballet "Death of a Swan".