Black Swan
Adult, posterior		Murray Mallee Region
Black Swan
Adult, Head, profile		 
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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Waterfowls (Anseriformes)
Family: Waterbird (Anatidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
This Photo:     Adult, Head, anterior
Thank you George Seagull (George_Seagull) & Zig (TropicBreeze) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills, Riverland, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Copyright © 2016-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 24-Aug-2016
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)