Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)

Other Scientific Names
Cygnus melanocorypha [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Cygnus melanocoryphus [BirdLife International (2004)], Cygnus melanocoryphus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
102 - 140 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Molina, 1782)

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Uruguay (B).

Vagrant to Antarctica.

Southern South America from Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is north to central Chile and Paraguay; in winter north to Paran�, south-eastern Brazil.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 26,000 - 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) [XC449899]
by Peter Boesman from Laguna de Santa Elena, Quill\u00f3n, Chile (call)

Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) [XC57597]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Laguna de Vitel, Partido de Chascomus, Buenos Aires, Argentina (alarm call)

Subspecies
Believed to form a complex of species with Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) and Black Swan (Cygnus atratus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) - 10 files

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