Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus(Molina, GI, 1782)
English (US) Black-necked Swan
The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds far southern Brazil to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; some winter northward to São Paulo (southeastern Brazil)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cygnus melancoryphus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-necked Swan
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Melancoripha
- Described by
- (Molina, GI, 1782)
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.234,344
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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