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Males - 115-140 cm; females - 102-124 cm<br /> | Males - 115-140 cm; females - 102-124 cm<br /> | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 21 January 2019
- Cygnus melancoryphus
Identification
Males - 115-140 cm; females - 102-124 cm
- White body
- Black neck and head
- Greyish bill
- Red knob near base of bill
- White stripe behind eye
Cygnet - Plumage light grey, bill and feet black.
Distribution
South America: found in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Freshwater marshes, lagoon and lake shores.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a mound of vegetation. The clutch consists of four to six eggs.
Diet
The diet includes vegetation, insects and fish spawn.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia contributors. (2018, August 22). Black-necked swan. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:38, January 21, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-necked_swan&oldid=856019686
- Carboneras, C. & Kirwan, G.M. (2019). Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52805 on 21 January 2019
- Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/blnswa2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-necked Swan. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-necked_Swan
