3 Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Polytelis swainsonii | 23 Apr 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Polytelis swainsonii | 23 Apr 2021 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
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
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
23 Apr 2021
The seeds being eaten are in the fruits of Large-leaved Privets and interesting observation
BIrdsinCanberra
wrote:
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
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Birds Parrots BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species
Species information
- Polytelis swainsonii Scientific name
- Superb Parrot Common name
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- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
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