What changes the food answer
Many pet parrots need more than a bowl of seed. A seed-only routine often makes it hard to manage vitamins, minerals, weight, and picky eating.
Species still matters
Finches, canaries, doves, parrots, and lorikeets do not use the same diet plan. A diet that is normal for one bird can be wrong for another.
Favorites distort the bowl
Birds often pick sunflower, millet, or rich pieces first and leave the rest. What is offered is not always what is eaten.
Transition carefully
Do not pull seed suddenly from a bird that does not recognize the new food. Slow changes protect appetite and droppings.
Better goal
Use seed deliberately inside a species-appropriate plan instead of letting seed become the plan.