Polytelis swainsonii
Superb Parrot at Watson, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | ChrisDavey | 1 May 2017 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | AaronClausen | 30 Apr 2017 |
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User's notes
4 superb parrots high up, perfectly visible by eye, but apologies only had my phone camera again! Known breeding area.
5 comments
1 May 2017
Aaron this is a known foraging area of a population that breeds in Goorooyarroo Nature reserve - but is not in itself a breeding area
1 May 2017
Ahh very good to know Michael, thanks. Should I remove the Nesting Site attribute?
2 May 2017
Hi Chris, sorry I didn't notice them eating anything. They were up in a very high gum tree, it might have had gum nuts or something, but they were probably a tad too far up for me to tell. I didn't hear anything dropping to the ground below them either...
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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Record quality
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3 / 7
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