Black Swan

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q131044
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Black Swan

Summary

Black Swan is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,903 views/month, #736 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Swan's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black Swan is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black Swan's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black Swan belongs to the parent taxon Cygnus[6].
  • Black Swan is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Black Swan's scientific name is Cygnus atratus[8].
  • Black Swan's Commons category is recorded as Cygnus atratus[9].
  • Black Swan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cygnus atratus[10].
  • Black Swan's Commons gallery is recorded as Cygnus atratus[11].
  • Black Swan's original combination is recorded as Anas atratus[12].
  • Black Swan's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. atratus'}[13].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'alarch du'}[14].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Swan'}[15].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzschwan'}[16].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cisne negro'}[17].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cigne negre'}[18].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'labuť černá'}[19].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'mustluik'}[20].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svartsvane'}[21].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Swartswaan'}[22].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أوزة سوداء'}[23].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Qara ququşu'}[24].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Черен лебед'}[25].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Alarc'h du"}[26].
  • Black Swan is commonly known as {'lang': 'bs', 'text': 'Crni labud'}[27].

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Classification

Black Swan's scientific name is Cygnus atratus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cygnus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'alarch du'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzschwan'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cisne negro'}[17], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cigne negre'}[18], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'labuť černá'}[19].

Distribution

Black Swan is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Black Swan's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8868[28]. Black Swan's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515904[29]. Black Swan's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498344[30]. Black Swan's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553906[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Black Swan include it[32], a film[33], directed by Darren Aronofsky[34].

Why It Matters

Black Swan ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,903 views/month, #736 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include it[32], a film[33], directed by Darren Aronofsky[34].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Cygnus atratus
    Litter size {'amount': '+5.5'}
    Nztcs conservation status not threatened
    Different from rare event
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283259905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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