Burung paruh bengkok (Parrots)
Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii
- epik
- 48 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Males are acid green with a yellow face and scarlet throat band.
- Populasi
- The population is likely higher than 10,000–19,999 mature individuals and is increasing.
- Habitat
- Box-gum woodland and riverine red gum forest; favors highly modified, open habitat such as scattered paddock trees on agricultural land, especially along the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers
- Fakta menarik
- Unusually for parrots, adult male Superb Parrots weigh slightly less than females, despite the male's more vivid yellow-and-scarlet plumage used to attract mates.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to southeastern Australia, restricted mainly to inland New South Wales (Riverina/South-West Slopes, ACT) and northern Victoria (Murray-Darling Basin), with a much-contracted historical range
- Makanan
- Eucalypt and acacia blossoms, nectar, pollen, fruits, seeds of grasses/crops/weeds, and occasional insects; forages mainly on the ground and in tree foliage
- Ukuran
- 0,4 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
