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Black swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large Anatidae, waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent ...
is the common name for ''Cygnus atratus'', an Australasian waterfowl. (The) Black Swan(s) may also refer to:


Film and television

* ''The Black Swan'' (film), a 1942 swashbuckler film * ''Black Swans'' (film), a 2005 Dutch drama film * ''Black Swan'' (film), a 2010 psychological horror film starring Natalie Portman *"Black Swan", an episode of ''
FlashForward A flashforward (also spelled flash-forward, and more formally known as prolepsis) is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards a ...
'' *"The Black Swan", an episode of ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', also known colloquially simply as ''Curb'', is an American television comedy of manners created by Larry David that premiered on HBO with an hour-long special in October 17, 1999, followed by 12 seasons broadcast from Oc ...
''


Literature


Novels and short stories

* ''The Black Swan'' (Sabatini novel), a 1932 pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini * ''The Black Swan'' (Mann novel), a 1954 short book by Thomas Mann *''The Black Swan'', a 1975 novel by
Rachel Cosgrove Payes Rachel Ruth Cosgrove Payes, also known as E.L. Arch and Joanne Kaye (11 December 1922, Westernport, Maryland – 10 October 1998, Brick Township, New Jersey) was an American genre novelist, and author of books on the Land of Oz. Biography Bor ...
*''Black Swan'', a 1987 novella by Christopher Hope *''The Black Swan'', a 1990 novel by
Philippa Carr Eleanor Alice Hibbert (Maiden and married names, née Burford; 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of Romance novel#Historical romance, historical romances. She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in ...
, the 16th book of her fiction series ''Daughters of England'' *''Black Swans: Stories'', a 1993 book by Eve Babitz *"The Black Swan", a 1994 work of short fiction by
Grace Andreacchi Grace Andreacchi (born December 3, 1954) is an American-born author known for her blend of poetic language and modernism with a post-modernist sensibility. Andreacchi is active as a novelist, poet and playwright. Biography Grace Andreacchi was ...
*"Black Swans", a 1997 essay by
Lauren Slater Lauren Slater (born March 21, 1963) is an American psychotherapist and writer. She is the author of nine books, including ''Welcome To My Country'' (1996), ''Prozac Diary'' (1998), and ''Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir'' (2000). Her 2004 book ''Open ...
* ''The Black Swan'' (Lackey novel), a 1999 fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey *''The Black Swan: A Memoir of the Bronx'', a 2000 memoir by
Jerome Charyn Jerome Charyn (born May 13, 1937) is an American writer. With nearly 50 published works over a 50-year span, Charyn has a long-standing reputation as an inventive and prolific chronicler of real and imagined American life, writing in multiple ge ...
*'' The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable'', a 2007 book about uncertainty by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


Other uses

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Black Swan (comics) Black Swan is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Black swan (mutant) The first Black Swan appeared in ''Deadpool (comic book), Deadpool'' #65 and was created by Gail Simo ...
, a German Marvel Comics mercenary and enemy to Deadpool and Agent X *
Black Swan (imprint) Transworld is a British publishing house in Ealing, London that is a division of Penguin Random House, one of the world's largest mass media groups. It was established in 1950 as the British division of American company Bantam Books. It publi ...
, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, UK


Music


Artists

* Elizabeth Greenfield (1809–1876), or The Black Swan, an American singer *
The Black Swans The Black Swans are an American indie rock band. Jerry DeCicca (vocals and acoustic guitar) and Noel Sayre (viola and violin) form the core of the band. Their debut, '' Who Will Walk in the Darkness with You?'' features Milan Karcic (electric ...
, an American indie rock band *
Blackswan Blackswan (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean multinational girl group formed by DR Music. The group consists of Fatou, Gabi, Sriya and NVee, and is the final lineup of Blackswan, as confirmed by Fatou herself in a Veeper audio. They ...
, a South Korean girl group


Albums

* ''Black Swan'' (album), an album by Athlete *''
blkswn ''blkswn'' (pronounced "black swan") is the debut studio album by American Rapping, rapper Smino. It was released on March 14, 2017 with Zero Fatigue under license to Downtown Records. The album includes guest appearances from Ravyn Lenae, Bari ...
'', an album by Smino, or its title track * ''The Black Swan'' (Bert Jansch album) * ''The Black Swan'' (Story of the Year album), or its title track * ''The Black Swan'' (The Triffids album)


Songs

* "Black Swan", a 2020 song by BTS from ''Map of the Soul: 7'' *"Black Swan", a song by Tori Amos from several singles including '' Past the Mission'' *"Black Swan", a 2006 song by Belladonna from ''Metaphysical Attraction'' *"Black Swan", a 2005 song by Greg Dulli from ''
Amber Headlights ''Amber Headlights'' is an album by Greg Dulli, released in 2005. Production In 2001, Dulli started to work on the follow-up to The Twilight Singers' debut album '' Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers''. However, the death of his clos ...
'' *"Black Swan", a 2007 song by Megadeth from some versions of '' United Abominations'' *"Black Swan", an aria in Gian Carlo Menotti's opera ''
The Medium ''The Medium'' is a short (one-hour-long) two-act dramatic opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti. Commissioned by the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University, its first performance was there on 8 May 1946, with Claramae Turner a ...
'' *"Black Swan", a 2006 song by Thom Yorke from ''
The Eraser ''The Eraser'' is the debut solo album by the English musician Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Nigel Godrich, the longtime producer for Yorke's band Radiohead. Yorke wrote and recorded ''The Er ...
'' *"Black Swan", a 2020 song by
TWRP TWRP may stand for: * TWRP (band) TWRP ( disemvoweling of ''twerp''), formerly known as Tupper Ware Remix Party, is a Canadian rock band originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded in 2007, the band moved to Toronto in 2011 with a change i ...
, from the album ''Over the Top''


Labels

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Black Swan Records Black Swan Records was an American jazz and blues record label founded in 1921 in Harlem, New York. It was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans. Founded by Harry Pace with W.C. Handy, Blac ...
, a 1920s US record label * Black Swan Records (UK), a 1960s UK record label


Pubs and hotels

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The Black Swan, Helmsley The Black Swan is a historic hotel in Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England The oldest part of the hotel is a timber-framed building of the late 16th century. It was a high-status, two-storey house facing the town's market place, wit ...
, a hotel in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England * The Black Swan, Kirkbymoorside, a pub in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England * The Black Swan, Middleham, a pub in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England * The Black Swan, Oldstead, an inn in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, England *
The Black Swan, York The Black Swan is a public house in the city centre of York, in England. The building lies on Peasholme Green, on the site of an important Mediaeval house which had been occupied by various Lord Mayors of York and Members of Parliament. In 1 ...
, a pub in York, England *
Black Swan Hotel, Devizes The Black Swan Hotel is a traditional inn and hotel in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Overlooking the Market Place on the A360 road, the inn was built in 1737. It is associated with the nearby Wadworth Brewery. The inn is reputedly haunted; a youn ...
, an inn in Devizes, Wiltshire, England


Ships

* HMS ''Black Swan'' (L57), a sloop of the Royal Navy launched in 1939 ** ''Black Swan''-class sloop *''Black Swan''-class sloop-of-war, a proposed British Royal Navy warship class


Stage

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Black Swan State Theatre Company Black Swan State Theatre Company, formerly known as the Black Swan Theatre Company, is Western Australia's state theatre company. It runs an annual subscription season in Perth at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, tours its produc ...
, a theatre company of Western Australia *Black Swan Theatre, a performance venue for the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is a regional Repertory, repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer. The Festival now offers matinee and evening performances of a wide range of classic and conte ...
*The Black Swan or Odile, a character in ''
Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...
'' by Peter Tchaikovsky


Other uses

* ''Black Swan'' (dredge), a bucket dredge used in Perth, Western Australia, 1872–1911 *
Black Swan (St. Paul's Churchyard) Paternoster Row is a street in the City of London that was a centre of the London publishing trade, with booksellers operating from the street. Paternoster Row was described as "almost synonymous" with the book trade. It was part of an area call ...
, a historical bookseller in London * Black Swans (special forces), a special forces unit in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Black Swan Data, a London-based technology and data science company *Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, now The Lester Prize, an Australian art prize *
Black Swan Project The Black Swan Project is the project name given by Odyssey Marine Exploration for its discovery and recovery of an estimated US$500 million ( £314 million) worth of silver and gold coins from the ocean floor. Initially Odyssey kept the origin of ...
, the code name of a shipwreck recovery project *The Black Swan, a character in the 2000 PC game ''
Crimson Skies ''Crimson Skies'' is a tabletop and a video game media franchise created by Jordan Weisman and Dave McCoy, first released as a board game in 1998 and then as a PC game in 2000. The series' intellectual property is currently owned by Microsoft C ...
'' * Black Swan Nickel Mine, a mine in Western Australia *Black Swan, a character in the 2023 gacha game '' Honkai: Star Rail''


See also

* Black swan emblems and popular culture * Black swan problem, the problem of induction in philosophy *
Black swan theory The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The term arose from ...
, a term developed by Nassim Taleb to label unexpected, rare events *
Faulty generalization A faulty generalization is an informal fallacy wherein a conclusion is drawn about all or many instances of a phenomenon on the basis of one or a few instances of that phenomenon. It is similar to a proof by example in mathematics. It is an examp ...
, including the black swan fallacy * Inverted Swan, a stamp featuring a printing error {{Disambiguation, ship