Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus atratus (Black Swan)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
Plumed Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Swan in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Swan sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swan in Blue Mountains National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Swan in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.