Superb Parrot
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| Polytelis swainsonii (Desmarest, 1826) |
The Superb Parrot, Polytelis swainsonii also known as Barraband Parrot is a medium-sized, up to 40cm long, bright green parrot with long tail feathers, yellow-green below and yellow eye. The male has a scarlet band upper chest, bright yellow face and throat. The female has a pale blue green face, greyish green throat and yellow thighs.
An Australian endemic, the Superb Parrot is restricted to the woodlands of New South Wales and Victoria. It nests on hollow limb or a hole in a tree. The diet consists mainly of eucalypt flowers, fruits, nectar and pollen.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Superb Parrot is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Polytelis swainsonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 31 October 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
