Polytelis swainsonii
Superb Parrot at Hughes, ACT
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| Polytelis swainsonii | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Dec 2025 | |
| Polytelis swainsonii | LisaH | 9 Dec 2025 |
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First fledgling superb parrots that I've seen for the year - very excited to hear the young begging! When they flew off, I could see there were two young. Shortly afterwards, another family with one young bird flew by.
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Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Polytelis swainsonii Birds To Look Out For Queanbeyan-Palerang Animals To Watch! NSW Government Priority Species ACT threatened species 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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