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.
- Vulnerable
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A female feeding on lerps (psyllid secretions on eucalyptus leaves) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 3 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
An adult male feeding a juvenile Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 3 years ago 42 sec 4.6 -
A female feeding on Cootamundra Wattle Binalong, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 3 years ago 37 sec 4.4 -
A male feeding on lerps (psyllid secretions on eucalyptus leaves) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 3 years ago 44 sec 4.1 -
A male perched in a tree Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Peter Nash 3 November 2006 3 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
A juvenile in a tree, then feeding on leaves Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 October 2003 3 years ago 47 sec 4
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Adult male perched on a branch. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 20 October 2007 38 weeks ago 3
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