Cygnus atratus

Black Swan at Paddys River, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Aug 2022 01:20 PM
Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Aug 2022 01:20 PM
Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Aug 2022 01:20 PM
Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Aug 2022 01:20 PM
Cygnus atratus at Paddys River, ACT - 31 Aug 2022 01:20 PM
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 1 Sep 2022 MatthewFrawley
Cygnus atratus 1 Sep 2022 TimL

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The female Black Swan at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve's Sanctuary taking a break from incubating her seven eggs. She was preening herself after having just mated with the male in the pond adjacent to the nest. See following sighting 4442279.

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

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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