Superb Parrot Sightings in New South Wales, Updated Daily

New South Wales sightings of the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), a threatened species. Records are derived from the BioNet Species Sightings oData Web service and updated daily. The dataset is provided by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Use Cases

• Mapping species distribution based on reported sighting locations.
• Monitoring population trends for a threatened species over time.
• Informing conservation planning and habitat protection efforts based on sighting density.
• Validating species distribution models with real-world observation data.

Strengths

• Records are updated daily, providing near real-time data.
• Data originates from the authoritative BioNet Species Sightings system of NSW.
• Spatial geometries are generated for use in web mapping services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water via BioNet Species Sightings oData Web service.

Collection Method

Derived via an ETL process which generates geometries from source records.

Freshness

Updated daily; last metadata update was 2026-05-12.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia