A SURVEY OF THE SUPERB PARROT Polytelis swainsonii AND POTENTIAL NESTING TREE HOLLOWS ALONG ROADS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN SLOPES, NEW SOUTH WALES
| Posted: |
03/06/2021 |
| Author(s): |
Chris Davey, David Purchase |
Action Plans for the management of Superb Parrot
Polytelis swainsonii populations have been developed
yet measures of abundance are lacking. We present a series of counts to determine the abundance of Superb
Parrots and the number of potential nesting trees along road verges on the south-western slopes New South
Wales. There were 2.5 possible nesting trees per kilometre whilst just prior to the start of the breeding season
there were 0.62 birds per kilometre. Birds were reported throughout the survey area but their distribution did not
correspond to an increase in the number of trees with potential nesting hollows. The survey provides benchmark
data for future reference on the number of potential nesting trees and, due to the lack of correlation between
Superb Parrot numbers and nesting trees, highlights the importance of retaining all trees whether isolated or not
along road verges.
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