Coscoroba Swan

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Bird name: Coscoroba Swan
Latin: Coscoroba coscoroba
Other: Capororoca (Br) • Cisne Coscoroba (Es)
Family: Anatidae • Swans, Ducks, Geese
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The Coscoroba Swan lives in southern South America, in Brazil only migrating past Rio Grande do Sul to Santa Catarina in winter.

Although a relatively large bird, it is the smallest of all swans, and is predominantly white with black wing tips and reddish bill, legs and feet.

The Coscoroba Swan is only distantly related to the 6 other living swans, which are all in the Cygnus genus.