Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) [XC328335]
by Zebedee Muller from Wanganella area, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) [XC328334]
by Andrew Spencer from Wanganella area, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Nest
In a hole of a tree, very high above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; white; rounded; 28 - 30 x 23 - 24 mm. Incubation: about 20 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in 5 - 6 weeks.
Subspecies
Forms a parapatric species pair with Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Female with female and immature Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), which is slightly smaller, has a square tipped tail, and red in the wing.
References
See References.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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