Black Swan Sounds: Song, Call & Alarm call
Hear what the Black Swan sounds like: real field recordings including its song, call and alarm call, each played with its recordist's credit and licence.
This page documents the voice of the Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) through real field recordings, grouped by the kind of sound each one captures. Every clip is a real recording made in the wild, played with its recordist's credit and licence — listen section by section to tell this bird's different sounds apart.
Pair what you hear with the full Black Swan profile — plumage, size, range and where to see one.
The Black Swan has 4 field recordings on Birbs — 3 of them classified across 3 kinds of sound: its song, call and alarm call.
Song 1 recording
The song is a bird's most elaborate vocalisation, used mainly to claim a territory and attract a mate. In many species it is sung mostly by males and peaks in the breeding season.
Call 1 recording
Calls are the short, simple notes birds use all year round — to stay in contact, coordinate with a flock, or react to what is happening around them.
Alarm call 1 recording
Alarm calls are short, sharp, urgent notes given when a predator or other threat is near — often understood by other species too.
More recordings 1 recording
Recordings whose sound type the recordist didn't specify.
About these recordings
The audio comes from the xeno-canto community archive, where field recordists share their recordings under Creative Commons licences. Each player shows who recorded the clip and the licence it is shared under, and links through to the recording's own page. Recording quality and background noise vary — these are wild birds recorded in the field, not studio audio.
Birds in this guide
Least Concern
