Pronunciation of swan with wart nose

The pinyin of the swan with wart nose is [yóu bí tiān é].

The wart-nosed swan, also known as the red-billed swan, is about 140 cm long. This is a big swimming bird. White body color, slender neck and wart on forehead, hence the name. Habitat in lush rivers and open lakes. Feeding on aquatic plants and aquatic animals.

A large number are distributed in Europe, and a few are distributed in Asia. China breeds in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Inner Mongolia. Overwintering in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It belongs to the national second-class protected animals.

Morphological characteristics of swan with wart nose;

Swan with a wart on its nose; Large migratory birds. Body length 130 cm ~ 155 cm. Weight 7 ~ 10 kg. White body feathers. The top of the head is brown and the mouth is crimson. There is a black wart on his forehead.

The mouth is red. The shell is brown. There is a black warty protuberance at the junction of the mouth base and forehead, which is very obvious and different from the other two swans. There is light brown from the top of the head to the pillow. Eyes touch black first. The iris is brown. The tail feather is long and pointed. The feet are dark gray. The attached metatarsals, claws and webbed feet are all black.

The body is particularly like a swan, its main feature is that its eyes are black and connected with the mouth base to form a triangle, the mouth base and mouth edge are black, and the front end is slightly light, similar to cinnamon.

Living habits of swan with wart nose;

The wart-nosed swan is a migratory bird that lives in lakes, rivers or swamps. Walking on the ground is clumsy, but he is good at swimming. Swan with wart nose is alert when swimming, its wings are often raised, its neck is bent backward and its head is lowered forward. Group activities in pairs or families.

Take aquatic plants as the main food, including roots, stems, leaves, buds and seeds of aquatic plants, such as Typha Typha, Ceratophyllum, Taxodium ascendens, Potatoes, etc. They also eat algae and small aquatic animals. Occasionally eat mollusks and insects and small fish.