Palm Cockatoos sometimes feed on seeds and fallen fruits that they may find, but they would rather eat plants than fruits.

They also eat insects, and insect larvae. Berries are common fruit that the Palm Cockatoos consume.

White Oak Conservation Center (WOCC) sponsored a three year diet/nutritional study of the diets fed to two pairs of palm cockatoos at the center. When the researcher, Greg Flemming, publishes the complete study, a copy will be added to this manual.

The following chart lists the food items offered, the percentage consumed by each of the pairs, and the average consumed by the two pairs.

The chart may give you an idea of what these birds at WOCC prefer to eat.