Polytelis swainsonii
Superb Parrot at Macquarie, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Oct 2024 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | samreid007 | 18 Oct 2024 |
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User's notes
Very large flock of Superb Parrots, I count approximately 55 across the two photos. I thought it may be a useful image for ACT population estimates. Also of interest was how close they came to being hit by cars on a number of instances.
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Location information
- Places Macquarie, ACT
Sighting information
- 55 Abundance
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- samreid007 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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