Inland Mute Swans Had Better Winter Body Condition Than Coastal Birds
A study of 853 mute swans in Poland suggests larger energy reserves in the colder interior than along…
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Bird Diversity Fell After Cormorant Colonies Became Established on Baltic Islands
Annual monitoring from 261 Estonian Baltic islands showed that breeding-bird diversity declined after great cormorant colonies became established…
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Mute Swan Nests Were More Concealed Where Whooper Swans Also Bred
Across 68 Mute Swan nests in Polish fishpond systems, nests were more concealed when Whooper Swans bred in…
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Fibrosarcoma Was Reported in a Mute Swan for the First Time
Biopsy of two rapidly growing skin masses in a free-living male mute swan revealed fibrosarcoma, the first published…
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H5N1 Drove Local Outbreaks Among Mute Swans Across Southern Norway
Norwegian surveillance recorded several local H5N1 outbreaks among swans during winter 2025/2026, with mute swans particularly affected and…
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Genome Assemblies Released for 73 Anseriformes Species
A 2026 data paper released whole-genome assemblies for 73 species of ducks, geese, swans and other Anseriformes. Each…
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Male Mute Swans Were Larger Than Females in Every Linear Measurement
Measurements of wintering mute swans from four Polish regions found males consistently larger than females, with the strongest…
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Longer Shorelines Were Associated With More Chicks in Four Urban Waterbird Species
Across 55 waterbodies in Gdańsk, Poland, longer shorelines were associated with more chicks in mallards, mute swans, Eurasian…
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