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    can anyone help with this bird please think he's gorgeous but cant for the life of me ID him
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    Black-necked Swan - Cygnus melancoryphus

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    Looks like a Black-necked Swan, was the main body white?

    Edit, Beryl beat me to it.
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    I have some photos of them and the little white streak behind the eye is a good ID
    They are native to South America
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