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Black Swan

Cygnus atratus (Latham, J 1790)

The black swan is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon climatic conditions. It is a large bird with mostly black plumage and a red bill. It is a monogamous breeder, with both partners sharing incubation and cygnet-rearing duties. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Cygnus
Scientific:
  Cygnus atratus

Original description

Citation:
  (Latham, J 1790)

Reference:
   Index Orn. 2 p.834

Protonym:
  Anas atrata

Type locality:
  lakes of Australia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/226469#page/374/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  46B54DB1D4CF50D3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-46B54DB1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/46B54DB1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553906

Geographic range:

  • Cygnus atratus: Australia including Tasmania; New Zealand, where formerly occurred but was eradicated, later was reintroduced and also self-colonized
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black Swan
Catalan:
Cigne negre
Czech:
labuť černá
Danish:
Sortsvane
German:
Schwarzschwan
Spanish:
Cisne Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Cisne Negro
Finnish:
mustajoutsen
French:
Cygne noir
Croatian:
Crni labud
Hungarian:
fekete hattyú
Icelandic:
Svartsvanur
Italian:
Cigno nero
Japanese (romaji):
kokuchou
Japanese:
コクチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodoji gulbė
Dutch:
Zwarte Zwaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartsvane
Norwegian:
Svartsvane
Polish:
łabędź czarny
Portuguese:
Cisne-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
Cisne-preto
Russian:
Чёрный лебедь
Slovak:
labuť čierna
Serbian:
Crni labud
Swedish:
svart svan
Ukrainian:
Лебідь чорний
Chinese:
黑天鹅
Chinese (Traditional):
黑天鵝

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cygne noir ( Cygnus atratus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cygne noir ( Cygnus atratus)
Clements 1st edition:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Clements, version 2021:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Cygnus atratus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chenopis atrata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Cygnus atratus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black Swan ( Cygnus atratus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cygnus atratus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cygnus atratus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Swartswaan
Asturian: Cisne prietu
Azerbaijani: qara qu quşu
Bashkir: ҡара аҡҡош
Belarusian: Чорны лебедзь
Bulgarian: Черен лебед
Bengali: কামরা ভযার
Bengali (transliteration): kālō marāla
Breton: Alarc'h du, An alarc'h du
Catalan: Cigne negre
Czech: labu èerná, Labut cerná, Labuť černá
Chuvash: хура акăш
Welsh: Alarch du
Danish: Sortsvane
German: Schwarzer Schwan, Schwarzschwan, Trauerschwan
Greek: Μαυρόκυκvoς, Μαυρόκυκνος
English: Black Swan
English, HBW: Black Swan
English (IOC): Black Swan
English (United States): Black Swan
Esperanto: Nigra cigno
Spanish: Cisne Negro
Spanish (Colombia): Cisne negro
Spanish (Spain): Cisne Negro
Spanish (HBW): Cisne negro
Spanish (Uruguay): Cisne Negro
Estonian: mustluik
Basque: Beltxarga beltz, Beltxarga beltza
Persian: ٹ يً ا يٌٓ
Finnish: Mustajoutsen
Faroese: Svartur svanur
French: Cygne noir
Friulian: cign neri
Frisian: Swarte swan
Irish: Eala dhubh
Gaelic: Eala dhubh
Galician: Cisne negro
Manx: Ollay ghoo
Hebrew: ברבור שחור, הברבור השחור
Croatian: Crni labud
Hungarian: fekete hattyú
Indonesian: Soang Hitam
Icelandic: Svartsvanur
Italian: Cigno nero
Japanese (romaji): kokuchou
Japanese: コクチョウ
Kara-Kalpak: қара қуў
Kabardian: къыуфӀыцӀэ
Mongolian, Halh: хар хүзүүт хун
Kazakh: Австралия қара аққуы, қара аққу
Greenlandic: Qussuk qernertoq
North Karelian: muštajoučen
Kirghiz: Австралия кара куусу, кара куу
Scientific: Anas atrata, Chenopis atrata, Chenopis atrata roberti, Chenopsis atratus, Cygnus atratus
Luxembourgish: Schwaarze Schwan , Schwaarze Schwunn
Lithuanian: Juodoji gulbe, Juodoji gulbė
Latvian: Melnais gulbis
Macedonian: Црн лебед
Mongolian: хар хүзүүт хун
Maltese: Ċinju iswed
Dutch: Zwarte Zwaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartsvane
Norwegian: Svartsvane
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): pajojoučen
Polish: labedz czarny, łabędź czarny
Portuguese: Cisne-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Cisne-preto
Rhaeto-Romance: Cign nair
Romanian: Lebădă neagră
Russian: Черный лебедь, Чёрный лебедь
Yakut: хара куба
Northern Sami: Čáhppesnjukča
Slovak: labuť čierna
Slovenian: črni labod
Albanian: Mjelma e zezë
Serbian: Crni labud
Swedish: Svart svan, Svartsvan
Thai: หงส์ดำ
Turkmen: gara guw
Turkish: kara kuğu, Siyah Kuğu
Tatar: кара аккош
Tuvinian: кара куу
Udmurt: сьӧд юсь
Ukrainian: Лебідь чорний, Чорний лебідь
Uzbek: қора оққуш
Kalmyk: хар хун
Chinese: 黑天鹅
Chinese (Traditional): 黑天鵝

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