Polytelis swainsonii
1 Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | natureguy | 5 Mar 2019 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | ruthkerruish | 5 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
This is a common feeding site - on the Climbing Saltbush (Einadia nutans) plants in our yellow box woodland - we are wall-to-wall saltbush at the moment. Apologies but can't get any closer - there is always a pair. The camouflage is superb.
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Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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- ruthkerruish 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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