Cygnus atratus

Black Swan at Bega, NSW

Cygnus atratus at Bega, NSW - 11 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 19 Sep 2019 HarveyPerkins
Cygnus atratus 19 Sep 2019 MatthewHiggins

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One of a pair of Black swans nesting at Glebe Wetland. Note Nankeen night heron in background.

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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
  • 789 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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