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Cavity Nester ⌀ 2.5" Standard

Superb Parrot

Polytelis swainsonii

Floor
8" × 8"
Interior height
18"
Entrance hole
⌀ 2.5"
Mount height
8–20 ft
Breeds
Sep–Dec
Broods / yr
1
Cool Facts

Things you didn't know about the Superb Parrot

01

Superb Parrots are listed as Vulnerable in Australia — populations have declined due to clearing of their preferred River Red Gum and Box habitat.

02

Males are brilliant green with a yellow face and red throat collar; females are duller green.

03

They're nomadic, following blossoming eucalypts across the inland woodlands of southeastern Australia.

Attract Them

How to bring the Superb Parrot to your yard

Conservation programs use specialized large nest boxes to support Superb Parrots in remnant woodlands. Backyard attraction is rare.

Box placement

Specialized parrot nest boxes (large, deep) 6+ m up on mature eucalypts in suitable habitat.

Cover & landscaping

Mature River Red Gums or Box-Ironbark forest. Backyards rarely qualify.

Food

Native grass seeds and eucalypt blossoms; they're not feeder birds.

Avoid

Don't expect them in dense suburbs; they need rural inland eucalypt woodland.

Range & Habitat

Where you'll find them

A threatened Australian parrot of inland southeastern eucalypt woodlands.

By region
  • New South Wales & Victoria

    Patchy resident populations in River Red Gum and inland Box-Ironbark woodlands.

Habitat preferences

Open eucalypt woodland with mature trees containing nesting hollows. They forage in adjacent grasslands and farmland.

box-ironbark woodland riverine woodland farmland trees
Approximate range centroids — see the regional breakdown above for the specifics
Seasonal Care

When to install. When to clean.

Install by
May–June
Cleaning
February

Endangered AU species; boxes deployed by recovery programs in NSW Riverina region.