Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
(Black Swan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCygnus atratus (Black Swan)
GenusCygnus (swans)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cygnus atratus (Black Swan) :
1: Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)
30 Nov 2014 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Gpair, beside river
Image 1: Adult - lateral viewImage 2: Adult - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view (3)Image 4: Adults - heads under wings - lateral viewsImage 5: Adults - heads under wings - lateral views (2)Image 6: Adults - heads under wings - lateral views (3)Image 7: Adults - heads under wings - lateral views (4)Image 8: Adults - lateral viewsImage 9: Adults - lateral views (2)Image 10: Adults - lateral views (3)Image 11: Adults - lateral views (4)Image 12: Adults - lateral views (5)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gates, N., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Black Swan

Cygnus atratus (Black Swan) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)
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