BirdUp · Species
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii(Desmarest, 1826)
VulnerableEndemic
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Polytelis
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
- Commonness
- Rare
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The superb parrot, also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia. It is a dimorphic species and one of three species in the genus Polytelis.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-central NSW to north-central VIC (inland south-east Australia)
- Non-breeding range
- To north NSW
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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- Jun
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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