Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus atratus (Black Swan)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Swan at Table Mountain National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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