Cygnus atratus

1 Black Swan at Greenway, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
Cygnus atratus at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jul 2020
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 19 Jul 2020 MatthewFrawley
Cygnus atratus 19 Jul 2020 YumiCallaway

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3 cygnets with their parents. The adults both had tags on them. The one we speculated to be the male had "BKN" on the right leg with the other having "BKP" on the right leg. They also had metal tagging on their left leg. If anyone knows what these were for, I'd be interested to know! The adult with the "BKN" tag was quite aggressive and protective, chasing away swamphens that were at least 3 metres away from the cygnets and minding their own business. Photo #5 taken by Rylan.

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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
  • 789 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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