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Bird Food

Know how to feed and What to feed your bird. These small guides will help you with understanding the food habits of many birds.
Different species of birds have very different nutritional needs. 

Even within the same species, diet may differ depending upon the environment. Learn more about what to feed your bird.

A balanced diet is a necessity to allow a bird to live a full and healthy life. An unbalanced diet is the main cause of disease and early death in pet birds. 

Malnutrition is a human-made disease. Fortunately, it is also preventable.

Birds can be fed from Nuts to Fruits to different Types of seeds. Below in the table you can see what kind of food birds will eat.
Dietary Classification Primary Diet Examples
Florivore Seeds, fruits, nuts, bark, roots, berries Military macaw, Blue and gold macaw, Red-faced parrot
Granivore Grains, seeds Budgerigar, cockatiel, Hyacinth macaw
Frugivore Mostly fruit and flowers; some nuts and seeds Blue-throated macaw; Green-winged macaw
Omnivore Seeds, fruits, insects, invertebrates Sulpher-crested cockatoo, Red-tailed Amazon
Nectarivore Nectar, pollen; some insects and seeds Lorikeet, lory
 
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