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Species profile—Cygnus atratus (Anatidae)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks) → Cygnus atratus (black swan)

Photos

  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government,1988
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - Queensland Government,1989
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - McDougall, A.,QPWS,2008
  • Photo of Cygnus atratus (black swan) - McDougall, A.,QPWS,2008

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks)
Species
Cygnus atratus (black swan)
Taxonomy Author
(Latham, 1790)
Nature Conservation Act (NCA) status
Least concern
Back on Track (BoT) status
Low
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Other resources
Atlas of Living Australia

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 October 2014
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