Cygnus olor
Date 1872
Artist Joseph Wolf (1820–1899)
Source/Photographer The Illustrated London News, 24-4-1875, suppl.
Old Latin name Cygnus olor
New Latin name Cygnus olor
Common name Nederlands: Knobbelzwaan
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cygnus_olor_-_1872_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17600220.tif

The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Cygnus olor is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. Cygnus olor is an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species.