Bewick's swan
noun
Bew·ick's swan
ˈbyü-ik(s)-
variants or less commonly Bewick swan
: a white swan (Cygnus bewicki) of northern Asia and northeastern Europe that occasionally appears in western Europe in winter and is smaller than the whooper swan with a smaller and more orange patch of naked skin in front of the eye
Word History
Etymology
after Thomas Bewick †1828 English wood engraver who illustrated a book about birds