Cygnus atratus

2 Black Swan at Isabella Plains, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Nov 2022
Cygnus atratus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Nov 2022
Cygnus atratus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Nov 2022
Cygnus atratus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Nov 2022
Cygnus atratus at Isabella Plains, ACT - 6 Nov 2022
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 7 Nov 2022 MatthewFrawley
Cygnus atratus 7 Nov 2022 RodDeb

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1 adult with 6 well grown young, the adult flew ahead, the 6 youngsters started to take off but didn't make it up very high or far before they settled back down in the water and then swam leisurely up to their parent

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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
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  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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