 Rosellas ("Platycercus"), honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and ringneck parrots are often observed feeding around the tree.The roughly textured bark provides diverse habitat and refuge for insects, which are searched out by sitellas (Neosittidae) moving along the branches.The grey honeyeater ("Conopophila whitei") also seeks insects along the furrows, instead of its usual method of aerial hunting.