Black-necked swan

Black-necked swan
	Black-necked swan at the San Francisco Zoo, USA
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Cygnus
Species:	C. melancoryphus
Binomial name
	Cygnus melancoryphus; (Molina, 1782)
Synonyms
	Sthenelides melancoryphus; Cygnus melancorypha; (a common lapsus); Cygnus melanocoryphus; (unjustified emendation);

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.

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