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
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An adult bird preening beside two cygnets Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 31 August 2007 2 years ago 4 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding just with head and neck underwater Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 12 November 2005 3 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
Two adults with three chicks Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 29 September 2004 4 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
Two adults showing comfort behaviour Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 5 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A bird on the water, drinking then feeding with Common Coot in the background Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 20 December 2006 3 years ago 5 sec 4.4 -
A bird walking and another preening its back Curitiba Zoo, Paraná, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
A bird swimming and three of them flying away Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 September 2002 2 years ago 8 sec 4.3 -
Four adults leaving the water, followed by seven chicks Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Matt Weeks 17 October 2004 3 years ago 40 sec 4.3 -
A pair calling and displaying Waiotaka Scenic Reserve, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 7 December 2005 3 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
Two cygnets at the water's edge with an adult in the background Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 31 August 2007 2 years ago 8 sec 4.1 -
An adult displaying and calling Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 12 November 2005 3 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
An adult calling the chicks Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 29 September 2004 4 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
An adult with three chicks, feeding Torrens River, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Philip Griffin 29 September 2004 4 years ago 25 sec 3.6 -
An adult swimming and feeding Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 12 November 2005 3 years ago 29 sec 3.4 -
An adult coming ashore, preening, and re-entering water Waiotaka Scenic Reserve, Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 7 December 2005 3 years ago 38 sec 3.4 -
An individual preens & is then driven away by another Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 27 December 2008 39 weeks ago 26 sec 3.3 -
Cygnets, nearly full-grown, forage with an adult; adult paddles briefly to disturb the bottom Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 24 October 2008 1 year ago 30 sec 3.3 -
A bird swimming and preening its tail Curitiba Zoo, Paraná, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2005 4 years ago 25 sec 3.1 -
2 birds eating while snowing on a canal besides rambouillet castle Rambouillet Forest, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Alain Beaufils 2 March 2010 18 weeks ago 35 sec 3 -
A close view of the head and neck of a bird. Spain
Jesús Laborda 18 April 2008 1 year ago 18 sec 2.5 -
A bird drinking and swimming. Spain
Jesús Laborda 18 April 2008 1 year ago 14 sec 2.5 -
A pair swimming Kaiaua, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 10 November 2005 3 years ago 21 sec 2.4
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