 The northern study site at the Darling Range noted the birds fed on seeds from species "Lepidosperma angustatum" and "Bossiaea" (pea family Papilionaceae), and the fruit from the karri hazel.Other favoured species include grasses of genus "Briza" and the cones of "Allocasuarina"; an early observation of the species dissecting casuarina cones for seed was misinterpreted as a search for insects.Specimens in captivity will eat green leaf matter, supported by an observation of probable feeding on clover leaves in a maintained lawn at Mundaring Reservoir.