Home
Florida
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
(L 43-56 “ WS 62-78"
Wt 8.2-19.8 lb)
Lake Morton
Lakeland
16Jan2017
Native to Australia ...introduced to
various countries as an ornamental
bird in the 1800's.
Cygnus is Greek for swan;
atratus means black.
When turkeys mate they
think of swans.
(Johnny Carson)
© eBird
© Andrew
Spencer
Macaulay
Library