Scars left by a bird's mealSourced
A parrot digs deep into a tree.
It is looking for moth larvae.
In New Zealand, kākā parrots sometimes scar the trunk and branches of the tree Nothofagus menziesii while searching for pūriri moth larvae inside. The marks record a bird's search for food.
A scar in the forest
can be a feeding trace.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01