Complete Guide to Parrot Feeding
A balanced diet is essential for the health and well-being of parrots. Here we explain which foods they can eat without limits, which should be given in moderation and which are completely forbidden.
Ideal percentage of food in your diet
To ensure adequate nutrition, the diet of parrots should be distributed as follows:
✅ 60% - 70% 🥦 Specialised feed or pellets → It provides all essential nutrients and should be the basis of your diet.
✅ 20% - 25% 🥕 Fresh vegetables → Carrot, pepper, broccoli, spinach, courgette, among others.
✅ 5% - 10% 🍎 Fresh fruit → Apple, pear, banana, papaya, mango (in moderation due to sugar content).
✅ 5% - 10% 🌰 Seeds and nuts → Sunflower, pumpkin, almonds, walnuts (in small quantities, as they are high in calories).
In addition, fresh water should always be available.
Unlimited food allowed
The following foods may form part of the daily diet of parrots without restriction:
Fruit and vegetables:
🍑 Apricot (without seed), 🍑 Nectarine (without seed), 🍇 Blueberry, 🍏 Apple (without seed), 🥭 Passion fruit, 🍇 Blackberry, 🍊 Orange, 🍇 Raspberry, 🍍 Papaya, 🍑 Paraguayo (without pip), 🍐 Pear (without pip), 🍍 Pineapple, 🍊 Tangerine, 🥦 Broccoli, 🍅 Persimmon, 🌶️ Pepper, 🥬 Chard, 🍑 Plum (without pip), 🥥 Coconut, 🌰 Date, 🥕 Carrot, 🍓 Strawberry, 🍎 Pomegranate, 🍈 Guava, 🥬 Spinach, 🍋 Lime, 🥦 Cauliflower, 🥝 Kiwi, 🥬 Lamb's lettuce, 🥬 Endive, 🌶️ Radish, 🍇 Fig and 🥬 Celery.
Food allowed in moderation (2-3 times per week)
Some foods should be offered occasionally to avoid excess sugar or other components:
🍑 Peach (without seed), 🍇 Grape, 🍌 Banana, 🍒 Cherry (without seed), 🍈 Melon, 🥬 Lettuce and 🥭 Mango.
Completely forbidden foods 🚫
These foods are toxic or harmful to parrots and should be avoided altogether:
❌ Avocado
❌ Milk
❌ Tomato
❌ Chocolate
❌ Meat
❌ Fries
❌ Coffee
❌ Fish
❌ Sugar
❌ Onion
❌ Alcohol
Maintaining a proper diet will help your parrot live a healthy and happy life - always remember to consult an avian vet if you have any questions! 🦜💚
