Cygnus atratus

3 Black Swan at Kingston, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Kingston, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 19 Sep 2019 natureguy
Cygnus atratus 18 Sep 2019 AlisonMilton

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Counted about six eggs. A little further away seems to be an abandoned egg but not sure of the species. About the same size as the swan eggs.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 16 Sep 2019 08:35 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

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

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
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