Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, Guy M. Kirwan, and Vicente Pantoja
Version: 1.1 — Published June 18, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartnekswaan |
| Asturian | Cisne de pescuezu prietu |
| Bulgarian | Черноврат лебед |
| Catalan | cigne de coll negre |
| Croatian | crnovrati labud |
| Czech | labuť černokrká |
| Danish | Sorthalset Svane |
| Dutch | Zwarthalszwaan |
| English | Black-necked Swan |
| English (United States) | Black-necked Swan |
| Finnish | mustakaulajoutsen |
| French | Cygne à cou noir |
| French (France) | Cygne à cou noir |
| German | Schwarzhalsschwan |
| Hebrew | ברבור שחור-צוואר |
| Icelandic | Trefilsvanur |
| Italian | Cigno collonero |
| Japanese | クロエリハクチョウ |
| Norwegian | svarthalssvane |
| Polish | łabędź czarnoszyi |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cisne-de-pescoço-preto |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cisne-de-pescoço-preto |
| Russian | Черношейный лебедь |
| Serbian | Crnovrati labud |
| Slovak | labuť čiernokrká |
| Slovenian | Črnovrati labod |
| Spanish | Cisne Cuellinegro |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Cisne Cuello Negro |
| Spanish (Chile) | Cisne de cuello negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cisne cuellinegro |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Cisne Cuello Negro |
| Swedish | svarthalsad svan |
| Turkish | Kara Boyunlu Kuğu |
| Ukrainian | Лебідь чорношиїй |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja updated this version of the account by including all the information present in the journals "Boletín informativo CIPA", "Boletín Chileno de Ornitología", "Revista Chilena de Ornitología" and "La Chiricoca" as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).
Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782)
PROTONYM:
Anas Melancoripha
Molina, 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili, p.234,344.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYGNUS
- cygnus
- melancorypha / melancoryphus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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