4 Swift Parrot at Campbell, ACT
Identification history
| Lathamus discolor | 21 Jul 2023 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Lathamus discolor | 21 Jul 2023 | davidcunninghamwildlife |
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A Swift Parrot and a Superb Parrot fighting over a watering hollow in Canberra.
The Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor, in front) is Critically Endangered and the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii, behind) is listed as Vulnerable. While Superb Parrots breed in Canberra and other areas of south-eastern Australia, Swift Parrots breed only in Tasmania. For several weeks in April-May 2022, both species were observed in nature reserves and urban parks around Canberra during the Swift Parrot’s annual migration to the mainland.
Moderators: The second photo is the image I'd like to enter in the photo competition, but the colours won't render on the website for some reason, if you download the photo you can see the colours in the second image.
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Location information
- Maps Katoomba Park, Campbell
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 May 2022 08:40 AM Recorded on
- davidcunninghamwildlife Recorded by
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Photographic Competition - image of greatest conservation significance -
Priority species lists
Queanbeyan-Palerang Animals To Watch! Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 Priority Species
Species information
- Lathamus discolor Scientific name
- Swift Parrot Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
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