Polytelis swainsonii
Superb Parrot at Macquarie, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Nov 2019 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | Lisa.Jok | 9 Nov 2019 |
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2 comments
10 Nov 2019
Thanks Lisa - All the birds in this flock seem to be male (yellow face with red bib) - which suggests they may be feeding females on nests. Trackers on males in previous years indicated that males from pairs with nesting hollows in north-east Gungahlin visit the Macquarie area. Please let us know if you see any birds with leg tags.
14 Nov 2019
Hi Michael. The one furthest left at the back was completely green, the others were yellow faced with red bib. I couldn’t see any with leg tags this time, I was so excited just to see them I didn’t want to scare them away by getting too close! I will keep an eye out in the future.
Location information
- Places Macquarie, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Lisa.Jok Recorded by
Collections
- Lisa.Jok 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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