Trumpeter swan the park which have not mated in years. Scientists attribute the loss in the park's population to the loss of nests and nesting sites because of spring flooding caused by climate change. Trumpeter swan The trumpeter swan ("Cygnus buccinator") is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed . It is the American counterpart and a close relative of the whooper swan ("Cygnus cygnus") of Eurasia, and even has been considered the same species by some authorities.
Grey-winged trumpeter They are weak fliers, and will run by preference. The grey-winged trumpeter's song is a low humming, but its call, as its name suggests, is a very loud "JEEK" or honking "TZAAK". This bird is kept as a pet by Amerindians, since it is easily tamed, hunts snakes, and is a very efficient sentinel, with its unmissable alarm call. A captive grey-winged trumpeter named "Trumpy" was kept at Jersey Zoo by the author Gerald Durrell, and was noted for interacting with the people and animals of the zoo. "Trumpy" is mentioned several times in Durrell's book "Menagerie Manor". Grey-winged trumpeter