29/09/2022
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii
💚❤️💛
I’m lucky enough to share my home with these incredibly beautiful parrots. So far this breeding season I’ve found 3 different pairs all with nestlings.
The reason I’m so excited about this discovery is new research has shown the superb parrot is incredibly particular with nest hollows, this means only 0.5% of tree hollows are good enough for nesting.
Unfortunately this means superb parrots are on the threatened species list with less than 20,000 left in the wild…
This year on our property we’ll be planting 300 plants including trees and shrubs that are recourses for both superb parrots and other native species.