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The Orange-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) is a bird found in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, leaves and other plant parts and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the Orange-fronted parakeet lives

Found in New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants30%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Orange-fronted parakeet

Recorded by Dan Lane (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC344829. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Orange-fronted parakeet

Where does the Orange-fronted parakeet live?

The Orange-fronted parakeet lives in New Zealand. Found in New Zealand.

What does the Orange-fronted parakeet eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), leaves and other plant parts (about 30%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Orange-fronted parakeet endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.