Polytelis swainsonii

Superb Parrot at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

	Polytelis swainsonii	2 Dec 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Polytelis swainsonii	2 Dec 2018	Valerate

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User's notes

Saw a small group of 6 (3 male, 3 female) feeding on some eucalyptus blossoms. They flew off shortly after I took the pictures.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Dec 2018

Thanks for the sighting some research lead by Laura Rayner has found that planted and remnant Blakley's Red Gum are preferred forage trees within the urban environment

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Location information

Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

6 Abundance
2 Dec 2018 09:48 AM Recorded on
Valerate Recorded by

Species information

Polytelis swainsonii Scientific name
Superb Parrot Common name
Sensitive
Very rare / threatened
Non-Invasive
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