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Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019

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Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019
Polytelis swainsonii at Suppressed - 16 Mar 2019

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Author's notes

There were probably six in the trees around me. There were more about but I was slightly away from where I have photographed them in the past. They stayed high in the foliage making it hard to get a decent shot. They were also starting to fly-off at that time.

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Polytelis swainsonii (Superb Parrot) at Federal Golf Course - 19 Feb 2019 by JackyF

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Species information

  • Sensitive
  • Very Rare / Threatened
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • True Nesting site
  • 16 Mar 2019 Recorded on
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