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black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Subject: black swan (Cygnus atratus)
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Black Swan in Flight.jpg
Resolution: 2378x1588 File Size: 1155349 Bytes Date: 2008:09:11 12:44:42 Camera: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL (Canon) F number: f/5.6 Exposure: 1/4000 sec Focal Length: 400/1 Upload Date: 2017:03:25 23:38:01

black swan (Cygnus atratus)


English: Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) in flight at Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia
Author JJ Harrison (jjharrison89@facebook.com)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Swan_in_Flight.jpg

The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan, which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Black swans are large birds with mostly black plumage and red bills. The black swan is common in the wetlands of southwestern and eastern Australia and adjacent coastal islands.

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Scientific Name: Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
Common Names: Black Swan
French: Cygne noir; German: Schwarzschwan; Spanish: Cisne negro;
Taxonomy: Anas atrata Latham, 1790, lakes of Australia.

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