• Anserinae
    • Cygnus
    • Cygnus (Chenopis)
    • Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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Names

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Kamilaroi:                  Barayamal, Burrunda

Yuwaalaraay:            Baayamal                        

Yuwaalayaay:            Baayamal     

                                           

English:                        Black Swan

Scientific name:         Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

 

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Pronunciation

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Burrunda Burunda

 

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How does it Look - Feel - Smell - Taste?

LOOKS LIKE

A black swan

 

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Food, Medicine and Other Uses

FOOD

eggs were eaten

MEDICINE

 

OTHER

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Where Is It Found?

In Gwydir Border river catchment

Found on lakes and rivers

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Management

they are very common and found everywhere

don't take all the eggs

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  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: AVES
  • Order: ANSERIFORMES
  • Family: ANATIDAE
  • Subfamily: Anserinae
  • Genus: Cygnus
  • Subgenus: Cygnus (Chenopis)
  • Species: Cygnus (Chenopis) atratus

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© Kamilaroi Plant and Animal Encyclopaedia
Last updated: Nat Raisbeck-Brown; May 26, 2021 6:26 Status: Partial

Author - Nat Raisbeck-Brown

Ashby, R., Duncan, B., Raisbeck-Brown, N. Kamilaroi Plants and Animals. (2021).Baayamal. Garragal Project, Boggabilla, New South Wales, Australia. [Date accessed: <insert date in day month year format>] https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/kamilaroi