Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) - HBW 1, p. 578
French: Cygne noir
German: Schwarzschwan
Spanish: Cisne Negro
Taxonomy: Anas atrata Latham, 1790, lakes of Australia.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Chenopis. Apparently most closely related to C. olor and C. melanocorypha. Hybridization with C. olor, and several species of geese (Anser), has been reported in captivity. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia and Tasmania; introduced and well established in New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Chicks 7 weeks old feeding. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 3 July 2011 31 weeks ago 26 sec 4.8 -
Chicks 24-48 hours old on nest with parent. Six chicks. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 16 May 2011 38 weeks ago 27 sec 4.7 -
Development of young over the first 10 weeks (16 May to 25 July). Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 1 July 2011 6 weeks ago 1 min 15 sec 4.6 -
Chick 11 weeks old - preening and plumage detail. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 1 August 2011 27 weeks ago 22 sec 4.5 -
Two adults with three chicks Locality River Torrens Linear Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 29 September 2004 6 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
Two adults showing comfort behaviour Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 7 years ago 27 sec 4.5
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Flapping its wings after preening
Locality Moore Nature Reserve, Warrington, Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 4 July 2011 31 weeks ago 4 -
Juvenile Blak Swan
Locality Port of Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Adulto nadando
Locality Madrid Zoo, Madrid, Spain
Juan Carlos Calero 25 April 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Male - swimming in the lagoon
Locality José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogotá, Colombia
Blair Wainman 17 August 2008 2 years ago 4 -
One bird swimming in a lake.
Locality Maksimir Park, City of Zagreb, Croatia
Bojan Bencic 1 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
adult portrait
Locality Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Georges Olioso 21 November 2004 2 years ago 3.9
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One individual honks as it flees from the attack of another Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
Territorial calls of a male Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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