Polytelis swainsonii
1 Superb Parrot at Cook, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | ArcherCallaway | 3 Jan 2017 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | Tammy | 3 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
The two birds were in gum trees close to the house. Not sure what species of gum but scribbly gums and brittle gums are common in the area.
1 comment
4 Jan 2017
Thanks for the posting - looks like they are in a red Gum - Eucalyptus blakleyi
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Tammy Recorded by
Collections
- Tammy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Polytelis swainsonii Parrots Birds
Species information
- Polytelis swainsonii Scientific name
- Superb Parrot Common name
- Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 792.3m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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