Please add your observations of parrots eating to Erika Roper 🦜🥔's new Hungry Parrots Project project, especially if they're chowing down on novel food sources and non-native species. We're about to load some of our past sightings and pics to iNaturalist, and we'll cross-post them here!

Here's another nice #HungryParrots obs, this time from the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. This Rainbow Lorikeet is eating the nectar of an Illyarrie aka Red-capped Gum (Euc erythrocorys), which is native to Western Australia. 📷: Geoffrey Cox via inaturalist.org/observations/4…

We're not accepting worldwide #HungryParrots submissions yet, but when we do this Alexandrine Parrot would fit the bill!

Another nice international #HungryParrots obs! Though perching on that cactus does look mighty uncomfortable! However if resources are scarce you need to take what you can get.

Several #HungryParrots species like feeding on Cypress fruits, including these Gang-gang Cockatoos in Canberra (where else!). Does anyone know which species of Cypress this might be? 📷: David Cunningham via inaturalist.org/observations/5…

We've started adding observations and photos to the Hungry Parrots Project project at iNaturalist. Here are some musk lorikeets (Glossopsitta concinna) "lerping", i.e. feeding on lerps, sugary casings made by psyllid leaf-sucking insects, at La Trobe University University inaturalist.org/observations/5…

#LerpLife Thanks for the observations, ParrotOfTheDay (eXiting). Find us on Insta/Threads !

Several parrot species have discovered olives! Some will eat the flesh, while others will crack the pit and eat the seed. Raw olives are very bitter and are fulll of oleuropeins, which is why we (humans) cure olives to make them edible. Parrots don't seem to mind it though!

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos regularly eat the fleshy tuberous roots of some grass species. Many people, including those who manage golf courses, absolutely hate that they do this, though I like to think of it as the cockatoos offering free lawn aeration services.

Do any planty peeps recognise this tree species? Looks like the Corellas are eating the seeds from the long pods.

Parrots and cockatoos are super adapters, which means they are smart enough to find & exploit new resources. This happens a lot in urban areas & there seems to be an increase in urban parrots after the fires. The data from the Hungry Parrots Project Project should help us monitor this!

Om nom nom! While this Little Corella isn’t eating the freeway camera, it is having a chew. Corellas and Sulphur-created Cockatoos are well-known vandals of cameras and street lamps!

Hello! Apologies for the radio silence. Things have been very busy at Hungry Parrots HQ recently. We will be relocating from Perth WA to NSW soon so have been running around like headless chooks! Thanks for ParrotOfTheDay (eXiting). Find us on Insta/Threads for keeping things running! Keep the observations coming!

We love video observations of #HungryParrots! A video lets us see exactly what part of the plant the parrot is eating and also how it processes the food item. Eg. This rosella seems to be trying to extract the casuarina seeds, but while the cone is still attached to the tree.

Keep those obs coming!

This is an excellent habit to have, especially for #HungryParrots! You can submit an obs for the parrot and an obs for the food species. You can then use Additional Fields to link the two observations to each other.

We need a logo! There are so many Hungry Parrots to choose from though that we can’t decide what to use for a logo! Tell us your favourite Hungry Parrot and their favourite food!

As well as adapting to new food sources parrots have also adapted to new water sources, like bird baths! Though the skills required to use new water are not quite as advanced as the skills required for new foods.