black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Query: birds of australia

Result: 525^th of 1059

Subject:	black swan (Cygnus atratus)
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A black swan from Cap de Diemen. Engraving by Perée, ca. 179 Wellcome V0022117.jpg

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black swan (Cygnus atratus)

Title A black swan from Cap de Diemen. Engraving by Perée, ca. 179
Description
A black swan from Cap de Diemen. Engraving by Perée, ca. 1798, after Piron.
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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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