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Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus
Status.
Category E
Native Range
South America. Resident in Uruguay, southern Brazil and eastern Argentina and on the Falkland Is. Breeds in southern Argentina and winters in northern Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN Atlas has 47 records as at end Dec 2024. Map Here
Widely kept in collections. Available at £500 a pair in 2017. Far less frequent as an escape than the Black Swan.
