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Black Swan is the common name for Cygnus atratus, an Australian waterfowl.

Black Swan may also refer to:

Arts, literature, TV, and film

Books and stories

• The Black Swan (1932), pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini
• The Black Swan (Mann novella) (1954), short book by Thomas Mann
• The Black Swan (1994), work of short fiction by Grace Andreacchi
• "Black Swans" (1997), essay by psychologist Lauren Slater
• The Black Swan (Lackey novel) (1999), fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey
• Black Swan Green (2006), novel by David Mitchell
• The Black Swan (Taleb book) (2007), book about uncertainty by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Films

• Black Swan (film), 2010 psychological thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky
• The Black Swan (film), 1942 swashbuckler film adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini
• Black Swans, 2005 Dutch drama film
• Black Swan (short film), 2006 noir thriller by Italian Rock noir band Belladonna

TV

• "Black Swan", an episode from the American TV series FlashForward
• "The Black Swan", Curb Your Enthusiasm episode

Theatre

• Black Swan State Theatre Company, state theatre company of Western Australia

Paintings

• The Black Swan (1896), Template:Convert pastel by William Degouve de Nuncques

Music

• Albums:
  • The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album)
  • The Black Swan (Story of the Year album)
  • The Black Swan (The Triffids album)
  • Black Swan (album) by English rock band Athlete

• Songs:
  • "Black Swan", aria sung by Monica, from Gian Carlo Menotti's opera The Medium
  • "Black Swan" (song) on Thom Yorke's 2006 album The Eraser
  • "Ride a Black Swan", song on Zwan's 2003 album Mary Star of the Sea
  • "Black Swan", bonus track on some versions of Megadeth's 2007 album United Abominations
  • "Black Swan", b-side from several Tori Amos singles including Pretty Good Year & Past the Mission
  • "Black Swan", song from the Belladonna album Metaphysical Attraction
  • "Black Swan", song on Amber Asylum's 2000 album The Supernatural Parlour Collection
  • "Black Swans", song on Lacrimas Profundere's 1999 album Memorandum
  • "The Tail of a Jet Black Swan", single from the band Idiot Pilot

• Other:
  • Black Swan Records, 1920s US record label
  • Black Swan Records (UK), 1960s UK record label
  • "The Black Swan", nickname of 19th century singer Elizabeth Greenfield
  • The Black Swans, indie rock band

Fictional people and places

• Black Swan (comics), name of a German Marvel Comics mercenary and enemy to Deadpool and Agent X
• The Black Swan (pub), fictional pub in the UK soap opera Family Affairs
• The Black Swan, mysterious Russian-born air pirate and femme fatale in the 2000 PC game Crimson Skies
• The Black Swan, another name for the character Odile in the ballet Swan Lake by Peter Tchaikovsky

Maritime

• Black Swan class sloop, class of sloops built by the United Kingdom during World War II, including:
  • HMS Black Swan (L57)
• Black Swan Project, code name of a shipwreck recovery project

Philosophy of science

• One black swan, an often cited example of inductive categorical inference
• Black swan theory, term developed by Nassim Taleb to label unexpected, rare events

Publishing and printing

• Black Swan (imprint), of Transworld Publishers, UK.
• Inverted Swan, famous stamp featuring a printing error

Military

• Crni Labudovi (Black Swans), Bosnian Muslim paramilitary organisation in the 1990s

See also

• Black Swan emblems and popular culture