🦢Australia Black Swan 🦢

The Black Swan has a mainly black plumage with a line of white feathers on the wings, the beak is red with a white bar and tip, the legs, and feet are greyish black. Both the male (Cob), and female (Pen) look similar although the Cob is slightly larger with a straighter beak. Cygnets are a fluffy greyish-brown.

Size

Typical Adult is 110-142cm (43-56in).

Food

Aquatic plants, sedges, pond-weed which they can reach with their long necks, and they will also graze on grass when out of water.

Habitat/Range

Wetlands, lakes and rivers. The Black Swan breeds mostly in south-west & eastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Breeding

February to September.

Eggs

4 to 8 (pale-green colour).