Cygnus atratus

1 Black Swan at Gordon, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 16 Feb 2022
Cygnus atratus at Gordon, ACT - 16 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 16 Feb 2022 MatthewFrawley
Cygnus atratus 16 Feb 2022 RodDeb

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they must like this pond as last time we visited in January there were only 2 of the well grown cygnets left there and after that as we drove past a couple of times did not see any. Today there were 5 back, looks like the parents and 3 of their full size youngsters.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 16 Feb 2022 11:34 AM 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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