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Cygnus melancoryphus
The body plumage is white with a black neck, head and greyish bill. It has a red knob near the base of the bill and white stripe behind eye. The sexes are similar, with the female slightly smaller. The cygnet has a light grey plumage with black bill and feet. The Black-necked Swan was formerly placed in monotypic genus, Sthenelides. The black necked Swan is the largest waterfowl native to South America The Black-necked Swan, like its nearest relatives the Black and Mute Swan is relatively silent. Also, unlike most wildfowl, both parents regularly carry the cygnets on their backs. The female lays four to six eggs in a nest of vegetation mound. The diet consists mainly of vegetation, insects and fish spawn.
Spotted on Jul 11, 2011
Submitted on Jul 11, 2011
2 Comments
he is the silent type!
Wow, I've never seen one of these! That's really cool :) Looks like he's wearing glasses!