Cygnus atratus

Black Swan at Greenway, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 21 Apr 2020
Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 21 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 23 Apr 2020 MatthewFrawley

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Bands on legs reported online, will update with details if provided

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   21 Aug 2020
Received official advice that the band was placed on this bird on 04/05/2019, which is 11 months and 17 days prior to this sighting, and the bird had moved a distance of 2km from where it was banded. At the time of the banding the bird was three years or older and of unknown gender.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 21 Apr 2020 11:58 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley 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
  • 696 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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