Quick facts

Lifespan

20-30 years

Diet

They will eat both the leaves and stems of submerged and emergent vegetation.

Habitat

Large shallow ponds, undisturbed lakes, pristine wetlands and wide slow rivers, and marshes in northwestern and central North America.

Range

The trumpeter swan is a species of swan found in North America.

The trumpeter swan is a species of swan found in North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed 10 ft (3.0m).