Polytelis swainsonii
2 Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Mar 2021 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | JackyF | 12 Mar 2021 |
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Adult male with two juveniles (judging by their clownish antics), juveniles eating Blue Gum nuts. Juvenile 1 photos 1, 2 and top in photo 5, juvenile 2 photo 4 and bottom in photo 5. Sorry about photo quality, they were very high up.
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- 3 Abundance
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- JackyF 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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JFMAMJJASOND
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