Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melanocorypha) - HBW 1, p. 578
French: Cygne à cou noir
German: Schwarzhalsschwan
Spanish: Cisne Cuellinegro
Taxonomy: Anas Melanocoripha [sic] Molina, 1782, Chile.
Believed to form a complex of species with C. olor and C. atratus. Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Sthenelides. Monotypic.
Distribution: S South America from Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is N to C Chile and Paraguay; in winter N to Paraná, SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A chick calling on the water Locality Predio Santa María, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 October 2003 7 years ago 12 sec 4.3 -
A chick swimming and feeding Locality Predio Santa María, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 October 2003 7 years ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding in the water Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Anna Motis 28 August 2004 5 years ago 42 sec 4.2 -
A pair with two chicks on the water Locality Predio Santa María, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 October 2003 7 years ago 24 sec 4.2 -
A large chick on a pond, preening Locality Parc de les Aus, Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 June 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 4.2 -
An individual preening and sunning in the water Locality Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2007 4 years ago 39 sec 4.1
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adult with a juvenil
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Silvia Vitale 7 August 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
This exemplar was alone, but is common to see in groups.
Locality Argentina
Rafael Zamora Padrón 7 August 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
Close up of a bird that has just finished preening and has its eyes closed
Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 3.8 -
Gliding aristocratically
Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Ian Barker 8 March 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
Bird in a pond
Locality Kauai, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
ossewa 28 December 2008 9 weeks ago 3.5 -
A closeup for a bird
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 31 December 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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Call of a captive male Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of a male Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 3
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