Parrots (Psittacidae)
Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) - HBW 4, p. 396
French: Perruche de Barraband
German: Schildsittich
Spanish: Perico Soberbio
Other common names: Barraband/Green Leek Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus Swainsonii Desmarest, 1826, New South Wales.
Forms a parapatric species pair with P. anthopeplus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Interior SE Australia chiefly along the river systems of Murrumbidgee and Castlereagh.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding on lerps (psyllid secretions on eucalyptus leaves) Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 6 years ago 44 sec 4.9 -
A female feeding on lerps (psyllid secretions on eucalyptus leaves) Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 6 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
Male feeding on lerp. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 28 March 2011 2 years ago 29 sec 4.6 -
An adult male feeding a juvenile Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 6 years ago 42 sec 4.6 -
Pair feeding on lerp. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 28 March 2011 2 years ago 32 sec 4.5 -
A female feeding on Cootamundra Wattle Locality Binalong, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 6 years ago 37 sec 4.4
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Male feeding on ground on seeds
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 18 January 2011 1 year ago 4 -
An adult bird
Locality Taronga Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 August 2001 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.8 -
An unusual plumage variant, apparently not reported previously
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 18 January 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A male Superb Parrot foraging on the ground
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 17 November 2006 1 year ago 3.4 -
A nice parrot
Locality Deniliquin State Forest, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
Guy Poisson 3 December 2005 2 years ago 3 -
Close-up of a male.
Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 23 October 2008 2 years ago 3
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