Polytelis swainsonii
1 Superb Parrot at Higgins, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | Liam.m | 8 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | Untidy | 8 Oct 2024 |
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User's notes
From the archives. Mixed flock of about 50 parrots feeding on a Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) tree in a local Higgins park. Think these are Superbs? Juveniles? There were also red rumps so maybe I am confused. Should check it out again as it is about the same time of year.
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Location information
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Untidy Recorded by
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- Untidy 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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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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