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Distribution of black swans

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Distribution of black swans

Black swans are found on many coastal and inland waterways of the North, South and Stewart islands, as well as on the Chatham Islands (not shown). They also live in Australia.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: C. J. R. Robertson, P. Hyvönen, M. J. Fraser, and C. R. Pickard, Atlas of bird distribution in New Zealand, 1999–2004. Wellington: Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 2007

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Christina Troup, Wetland birds – Black swans, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/14623/distribution-of-black-swans (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.