Polytelis swainsonii
2 Superb Parrot at Parkes, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MatthewFrawley | 20 Jan 2022 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | SteveBorkowskis | 19 Jan 2022 |
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In the wooded area near Boundless Playground. A conservative count would be 40, would not be surprised if there were 80 or more. (Hard to get an exact count as they were moving around a lot). Appeared to be lot of plain green birds, females and perhaps juvenile birds.
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- 16 - 100 Abundance
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- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Polytelis swainsonii Parrots Birds
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- 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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