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Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Taxonomy

Black-necked Swan (<I>Cygnus melancoryphus</I>) in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
in La Rambla of Montevideo, Uruguay

The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) was registered by Molina in 1792.


The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification

Name

Notes

Kingdom

Animalia

Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.

Subkingdom

Eumetazoa

Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.

Branch

Bilateria

Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.

Phylum

Chordata

Chordates

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Vertebrates

Superclass

Gnathostomata

Vertebrates with jaws.

Class

Aves

Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.

Superorder

Neognathae

Birds of Flight

Order

Anseriformes

Waterfowl & Screamers

Family

Anatidae

Waterfowl

Subfamily

Anserinae

Swans & Geese

Tribe

Cygnini

Swans

Genus

Cygnus

Swans

Species

Cygnus melancoryphus

Black-necked Swan



The Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) has no recognized subspecies.



Black-necked Swan (<I>Cygnus melancoryphus</I>) details of the head.
Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)
White lines on the head, one on each side.
Thickening (or knob) over the beak's base.



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