Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus atratus (Black Swan)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 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 Great Otway National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black Swan sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 480 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swan in Great Otway National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Swan in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.