Doesn't a Lorikeet eat clay

Answer 1

A Lorikeet sometimes eat clay but mostly eat nectar and pollens and they consume soft foods such as fruit,berries,blossoms,and buds.Lorikeets are not seedeaters they just simply like simple foods.

Answer 2

Lorikeets do not "eat" clay. However, like all birds, they need certain "gritty" items to help them digest their food, and they could be attracted to clay items as they can pull bits of the gritty substance off. This helps grind the food in their gizzard, enabling digestion. Many birds swallow grit of some description to help them, and parrots should always be given shellgrit as part of their food.