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title: "Księżniczka tarczowa"
description: "Polytelis swainsonii — Ptaki. The superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/superb-parrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Księżniczka tarczowa

> Polytelis swainsonii — Ptaki. The  superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Polytelis swainsonii*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1226
- Wikidata: [Q934542](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934542)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19252](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19252)

## Names

- en: Superb Parrot
- de: Schildsittich
- es: Perico soberbio
- fr: Perruche de Barraband
- nl: Barrabandparkiet
- pt: Periquito-soberbo
- pl: Księżniczka tarczowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1035), HK (5)

## Summary

The  superb parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), also known as Barraband's parrot, Barraband's parakeet, or green leek parrot, is a parrot native to south-eastern Australia. It is a dimorphic species and one of three species in the genus Polytelis.
The superb parrot is mostly bright green with darker flight feathers and is about 40 cm (16 in) long with a long pointed tail. Adult males have continuous yellow foreheads and throats, with a red horizontal band across the border of the throat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superb_parrot

## Photo

![Księżniczka tarczowa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/superb-parrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Claudia Schipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61093535

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/superb-parrot?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).