Cygnus atratus

Black Swan at Gungahlin, ACT

Cygnus atratus at Gungahlin, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 12:21 PM
Cygnus atratus at Gungahlin, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 12:21 PM
Cygnus atratus at Gungahlin, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 12:21 PM
Cygnus atratus at Gungahlin, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 12:21 PM
Cygnus atratus at Gungahlin, ACT - 9 Nov 2022 12:21 PM
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Identification history

Cygnus atratus 26 Nov 2022 Liam.m
Cygnus atratus 26 Nov 2022 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

There are clearly four cygnets in the grass in the first pphot, but when they took to the water I could only see three (I was distracted and s=didn't see them rouse). Not sure where the fourth cygnet went.

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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 1111.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 804 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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