Polytelis swainsonii
Superb Parrot at Hawker, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Dec 2018 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | Valerate | 2 Dec 2018 |
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User's notes
Saw a small group of 6 (3 male, 3 female) feeding on some eucalyptus blossoms. They flew off shortly after I took the pictures.
1 comment
3 Dec 2018
Thanks for the sighting some research lead by Laura Rayner has found that planted and remnant Blakley's Red Gum are preferred forage trees within the urban environment
Location information
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- Valerate Recorded by
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- Valerate 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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