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title: "Black-necked Swan"
description: "Cygnus melancoryphus — Birds. The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Cygnini of the subfamily Anserinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-necked-swan
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-necked Swan

> Cygnus melancoryphus — Birds. The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Cygnini of the subfamily Anserinae.

- Scientific name: *Cygnus melancoryphus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 5773
- Wikidata: [Q244432](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244432)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72789](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72789)

## Names

- en: Black-necked Swan
- de: Schwarzhalsschwan
- es: Cisne de cuello negro
- fr: Cygne à cou noir
- nl: Zwarthalszwaan
- pt: Cisne-de-pescoço-preto
- pl: Łabędź czarnoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

AR (2566), CL (2021), UY (105), BR (84), NL (24), IT (22), DE (9), FK (8), AE (3), AT (3), ES (3)

## Summary

The black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Cygnini of the subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-necked_swan

## Photo

![Black-necked Swan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-necked-swan/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mariana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217191376

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-necked-swan?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).