Cygnus atratus

2 Black Swan at Gordon, ACT

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Identification history

Cygnus atratus	18 Nov 2021	natureguy
Cygnus atratus	18 Nov 2021	RodDeb
Unverified	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

Coordinates 149.080513 -35.445884
Altitude 586.4m
Maps Gordon Pond
Places Gordon, ACT

Sighting information

6 Abundance
17 Nov 2021 03:06 PM Recorded on
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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 1111.4m Recorded at altitude
838 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania