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Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba |
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Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba |
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The Coscoroba swan from South America, the world's smallest swan, has features more like a goose than a swan |
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Male and female have similar plumage and features |
A red bill and white plumage except for black wing-tips visible in flight (see below) |
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The Coscoroba swan-goose also imitates other birds: here its impression of a flamingo . . . |
. . . . and here an impression of a cormorant (shame about the ugly clipped wing) |
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How to keep white plumage white . . . |
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