Cygnus atratus

Black Swan at Kambah, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Kambah, ACT - 26 May 2020
Cygnus atratus at Kambah, ACT - 26 May 2020
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 27 May 2020 MatthewFrawley
Cygnus atratus 27 May 2020 Christine

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Only one swan on this pond, on nest. Another swan on another pond. Last week both two swans on the other pond.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

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

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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