Superb Parrots Mosaic at Boorowa, NSW Australia
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2BluFish
S 34° 26.330 E 148° 42.975
55H E 657680 N 6187849
The mosaic of Superb Parrots is located on the footpath in front of the Boorowa, (NSW Australia) Tourist Info Centre. Boorowa is a natural breeding area for the very rare parrot and the Tourist Centre has maps of the best bird watching sites.
Waymark Code: WMAQWA
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/14/2011
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Unfortunately the date of creation of the mosaic and the artist were not known by staff at the Tourist Information Centre - but enquiries are continuing, so this will provided when available.
The Mosaic was created to mark the fact that Boorowa is now one of the last places left in Australia where this endangered species of parrot can be easily seen.
The Superb Parrot is restricted to the dry (sclerophyll) woodlands of Australia in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. There is estimated to be 6500 adult individuals in the wild.
The Superb Parrot is a medium-sized bright green parrot, approximately 40 cm (16 inches) long, with long tail feathers, yellow-green below and yellow-orange irises. The adult male has a scarlet band upper chest, bright yellow face and throat. The adult female has a pale blue-green face, greyish-green throat, a variable tinged russet-pink fore-throat, and orange thighs. Juveniles have brown irises and otherwise resemble females. The male has adult coloured plumage at the age of about one year.
First described by French naturalist Desmarest in 1826, the Superb Parrot, a monomorphic species is one of three species in the genus Polytelis of long-tailed parrots. Common names include Superb Parrot and, in avicultural circles, Barraband's Parrot or Parakeet, or Green Leek (although the last is applied to several unrelated species).
It nests on hollow limb or a hole in a tree. During breeding season, small flocks of males often forage for food alone. Pairs may nest in a loose colonial system of as many as 6 pairs, so hens are in the neighborhood at this time. The diet consists mainly of eucalypt flowers, fruits, nectar and pollen. It consumes seeds and green heads of the Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora).
Due to ongoing habitat loss in Australia, 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.
Superb Parrots are listed as vulnerable on the Australian Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Their conservation status also varies from state to state within Australia; for example, the Superb Parrot is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.
Source : Wikipedia
Specific visit requirements:
None - mosaic is on a public footpath in front of the Visitor Information Centre - it is accessible 24 x 7
Address:
Marsden Street (Lachlan Valley Way)
Cnr Marsden and Queen Streets
Boorowa, NSW Australia
2586
Related web site: [Web Link]
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