Bewick's swan

American  

noun

1. a tundra swan subspecies, Cygnus columbianus bewickii, of Eurasia, having white plumage, black legs, and a yellow patch on a black bill.

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Bewick's swan British  

/ ˈbjuːɪks /

noun

1. a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii , having a black bill with a small yellow base

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Etymology

Origin of Bewick's swan

First recorded in 1820–30; after T. Bewick

Example Sentences

The Bewick’s swan is seen as a key species to study because the birds particularly interested Sir Peter Scott when he set up the WWT at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire after the second world war.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2016

Bewick’s swan is also said to be identical with one of Brehm’s singing swans.

From The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North by Harvey, William

As occasional visitors may be reckoned the wax-wing, golden oriole, cross-bill, hoopoe, white-tailed eagle, honey buzzard, ruff, puffin, great bustard, Iceland gull, glaucous gull, and Bewick's swan.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.