Cygnus atratus
1 Black Swan at Greenway, ACT
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| Cygnus atratus | MatthewFrawley | 19 Jul 2020 | |
| Cygnus atratus | YumiCallaway | 19 Jul 2020 |
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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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066952-35.405677
- Altitude 595.5m
- Maps Lake Tuggeranong
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 18 Jul 2020 05:12 PM Recorded on
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- YumiCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cygnus atratus Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Cygnus atratus Scientific name
- Black Swan Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1111.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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