Polytelis swainsonii
3 Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Apr 2021 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | JonSteinbeck | 23 Apr 2021 |
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There were four, possibly five Superb Parrots in a small tree eating the berries. I thought that I saw three males and two females but later I could only count two males. Initially one male was high in eucalyptus while the others were in a tree in a garden. When I approached most flew to the eucalyptus but at least one male stayed behind to continue eating, he is the main subject of the photographs. Eventually most of the others returned to the trees to eat but the females were generally on the inside of the tree.
2 comments
23 Apr 2021
The seeds being eaten are in the fruits of Large-leaved Privets and interesting observation
23 Apr 2021
Many thanks Michael, I am glad that you knew what the seeds were. All the best
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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- BIrdsinCanberra 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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