Black Swan vs Black-necked Swan

Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Cygnus melancoryphus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Swan Black-necked Swan
学名 Cygnus atratus Cygnus melancoryphus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 190.0 cm (74.8 in) 82.4 cm (32.4 in)
体重 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 5275.0 g (186.07 oz)
食性 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … --
一腹卵数 4-6 4-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Black-necked Swan
翼開長
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Black-necked Swan 82.4 cm
体重
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Black-necked Swan 5275.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Swan only

None

Black-necked Swan only

None

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Black-necked Swan

Freshwater lakes, lagoons, rivers, estuaries, and coastal wetlands in southern South America from central Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; concentrates at coastal estuaries in winter.

Song & Call Comparison

Black Swan

さえずり

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Black-necked Swan

さえずり

A musical, whistling 'whoo' or soft 'whooh'. Less loud than Trumpeter or Whooper Swan. Gives hissing at close range. Considered relatively quiet for a large swan.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

Black-necked Swan

保全状況

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Black-necked Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

くちばし

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

Black-necked Swan

羽毛

White body plumage with entirely black head, neck, and upper foreneck. Red double-lobed knob at bill base. Bill grayish-blue. White stripe behind eye. Pink-red legs. Sexes similar; striking contrast.

About These Birds

Black Swan

コクチョウはかつてすべての白鳥は白いと信じていたヨーロッパ人に不可能と考えられており、帰納的推論の失敗の有名な哲学的な例となっている。西オーストラリア州の州の鳥。コクチョウは生涯続く番いの絆を形成し、両親が共同で抱卵と雛の世話を行う。

Black-necked Swan

A large elegant swan with pure white body plumage and a contrasting jet-black neck and head, a red bill with bright red caruncle, and a white stripe behind the eye. Native to southern South America. Unique coloration makes it unmistakable. Feeds on aquatic vegetation by upending.

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