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Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

The Black Swan is a beautiful bird with shiny black feathers and a bright red beak. They are graceful swimmers and can often be seen gliding on lakes and rivers.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black Swan is an unmistakable bird with entirely black plumage, except for bright white flight feathers visible during flight. It has a striking deep-red bill with a pale band and a famously long, elegant, curved neck, making it visually distinct from other swan species.

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Black Swan
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Black Swan

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

A group of swans is called a 'bevy' in flight, but a 'lamentation' on the ground!

Baby black swans, called cygnets, are born covered in fluffy grey down!

Black Swans use their feet to stir up mud, uncovering tasty plants to eat!

Unlike most swans, Black Swans build large, floating nests in shallow water!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Deep-Water Grazer

Black Swan can reach deep underwater plants because of its extra-long neck that helps them graze submerged vegetation.

Fähigkeit

Loud Bugle Call

Black Swan has a loud, bugling call that helps them communicate with other swans across vast stretches of water.

Fähigkeit

Waterproof Coat

Black Swan has oily, waterproof feathers that help them stay dry and warm while swimming and diving in cold water.

Fähigkeit

Powerful Flight

Black Swan can fly long distances because of its powerful wings that help them find new wetlands.

Maße und Details

Länge
110-140 cm
Flügelspannweite
160-200 cm
Gewicht
3.7-8.7 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-8
Brutzeit
35-40 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These elegant birds are vegetarians, mostly eating yummy underwater plants and seeds.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic plants
  • Algae
  • Sedges
  • Grasses
  • Seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes prey on Black Swan eggs and cygnets.

eaten by

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Eagles can prey on young Black Swan cygnets.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Swans use cattails for nesting material and cover.

eats

Curled Pondweed

Potamogeton crispus

A common aquatic plant that Black Swans feed on.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always watch swans from a distance and don’t feed them, as they can be protective.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black Swan?

110-140 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black Swan?

160-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black Swan?

3.7-8.7 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Swan?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black Swan?

60 km/h

Was frisst Black Swan?

These elegant birds are vegetarians, mostly eating yummy underwater plants and seeds.

Wo findet man Black Swan normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black Swan?

Foraging

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