Cygnus falconeri
Giant swan Temporal range:
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Reconstruction of Cygnus falconeri with Palaeoloxodon falconeri and a human for scale | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Cygnus |
Species: | C. falconeri
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Binomial name | |
Cygnus falconeri |
Cygnus falconeri, the giant swan, (
, Malta.References
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