What does a red cap parrot eat?

Answer 1

Dietary items include the seeds of Marri, thistles Carduus

spp. and Silybum marianum, Apples Malus sylvestris, and

Oats Avena sativa. The birds can extract Marri seeds from

the fruits using their long bills. When nectar production by

Marri trees is poor, crop damage may increase. Adult birds

eat larger quantities of Marri and thistle seed than young

birds (which eat more apple seeds).

Other items eaten include the seeds of Hakea and Acacia

species, the nectar from Banksia flowers, insects and the

flesh of Pears and stone fruit.