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Australian King-Parrots feeding on mistletoe fruit |
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In April 2014 we found three Australian King-Parrots busying themselves in mistletoe in an eucalypt tree. Upon closer inspection it became clear that they were feeding on its unripe fruit.
Female Australian King-Parrot in a clump of mistletoe
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, April 2014]
Female Australian King-Parrot chewing on an unripe fruit of
mistletoe
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, April 2014]
Female Australian King-Parrot chewing on an unripe fruit of
mistletoe
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, April 2014]
Male Australian King-Parrot chewing on an unripe fruit of
mistletoe
[Near Coonabarabran, NSW, April 2014]
The same behaviour was observed again in July 2018.
Pair of Australian King-Parrots feeding on unripe fruit of
mistletoe
[Eulah Creek, NSW, July 2018]
