Polytelis swainsonii
1 Superb Parrot at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Polytelis swainsonii | natureguy | 16 Sep 2018 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | SallyandPeter | 16 Sep 2018 |
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User's notes
This superb parrot arrived and it appeared very quiet but it obviously is a very hungry aviary escape. I hope it survives as we have Collared Sparrowhawks and Brown Goshawks
3 comments
17 Sep 2018
Hi Everyone. We are not convinced this is a Superb. By its behaviour it is captive bred, is it possibly a Superb/Regent hybrid or just a Regent. It sounds like a superb and originally it was with another bird with a yellow shoulder but that bird has moved on or dead. Any ideas?
17 Sep 2018
It looks like a normal Superb Parrot to me. Clearly it is an aviary escape as it is very tame.
18 Sep 2018
Thanks Natureguy. It sounds and flys like a superb but its mate was a bit different but we couldn't get a photo
Location information
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SallyandPeter Recorded by
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- SallyandPeter 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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Nesting site
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