Cygnus atratus

2 Black Swan at Paddys River, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Sep 2017
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 29 Nov 2017 ArcherCallaway
Cygnus atratus 28 Nov 2017 RodDeb

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the swans heads together and a Platypus on the right in front

4 comments

michaelb wrote:
   29 Nov 2017
Lovely photo. We don't get many Platypus sightings, so can you please put in a separate sighting for the Platypus?
RodDeb wrote:
   29 Nov 2017
Thank you very much. Will post a Platypus photo at a different time as did not get a close-up of the platypus with the swans, hope that will do.
   17 Jan 2019
Deb/Rod you should enter this photo into the waterways competition.
RodDeb wrote:
   17 Jan 2019
Thanks for the thought Michael

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 21 Sep 2017 01:42 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Species information

  • Cygnus atratus Scientific name
  • Black Swan Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 989.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 698 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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