{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_petbird_feeding","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_petbird_feeding\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Pet bird (parrot) feeding — complete pellets ~3/4 plus fresh fruit/vegetables ~1/4; avoid seed mixes\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet) — non-Open-Access; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3.\"\nsource_file: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-04\ntokens_estimated: 212\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-04\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_petbird_feeding/01_exotic_nutrition_petbird_feeding.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Pet bird (parrot) feeding — complete pellets ~3/4 plus fresh fruit/vegetables ~1/4; avoid seed mixes\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\nref: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\n---\n\n# Pet bird (parrot) feeding — complete pellets ~3/4 plus fresh fruit/vegetables ~1/4; avoid seed mixes\n\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The best diet for a pet parrot is a combination of nutritionally complete pellets made for parrots together with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* About three-quarters (3/4) of a parrot's food should be complete pellets that supply the vitamins and nutrients the bird needs.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* About one-quarter (1/4) should be washed fruits and vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, peas, de-seeded apples, grapes, pomegranates, blueberries and sprouts.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Some native berries, including rowan and hawthorn, are poisonous to parrots and must be avoided.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Ready-made seed mixes are poor for parrots: they are high in fat, energy and omega-6 fatty acids but low in quality calcium and vitamins A, D, K, E, biotin and B12, as well as essential amino acids lysine and methionine.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* If offered a seed mix, parrots will instinctively pick out the fattier seeds and nuts.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Pet bird (parrot) feeding — complete pellets ~3/4 plus fresh fruit/vegetables ~1/4; avoid seed mixes (retrieved 2026-08-04)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Pet bird (parrot) feeding — complete pellets ~3/4 plus fresh fruit/vegetables ~1/4; avoid seed mixes","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet","retrieved":"2026-08-04","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet","verification_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet"},"source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet","source_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/birds/diet","tokens_estimated":212,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}