Cygnus atratus

2 Black Swan at Gordon, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 17 Nov 2021
Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 17 Nov 2021
Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 17 Nov 2021
Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 17 Nov 2021
Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 17 Nov 2021
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 18 Nov 2021 natureguy
Cygnus atratus 18 Nov 2021 RodDeb
Unidentified 18 Nov 2021 RodDeb

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the pair and 4 well grown cygnets left now. 5 cygnets were seen on 10 Nov, but only 4 seen on 11 Nov 2021 after a search the deceased cygnet was found by Chris on that day, cause of death was unknown. Thanks to Chris (who lives close by and keeps an eye on them and who notified us of this sad event). This is an update to sighting 4394989 of 24 September 2021 the cygnets hatched on about 11th August first sighting is 4388927

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • 17 Nov 2021 03:06 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb 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
  • 696 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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