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
Request use of media

Identification history

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

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

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

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

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
  • 789 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,898,437 sightings of 21,107 species in 9,314 locations from 12,954 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.