Bird and Flying-Fox Bat Damage to Orchard Fruit: A Guide - Non-parrot Bird Damage
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Many non-parrot birds tend to partially hollow out fruits. Often, their beak marks are seen.
Some honeyeaters may leave numerous fibres protuding from the fruit, as they are more interested in the juice. Other birds take pieces of flesh. Species include: (however not limited to) Common Blackbird, Common (Indian) Myna, Noisy Miner, Red Wattlebird, Satin Bowerbird, Common Starling, Silvereye and Yellow-faced Honeyeater. The species of birds involved will vary from year to year, depending upon bird movements and availability of other food sources in your area.
Some of these birds may make single or multiple punctures in the skin of the fruit, perhaps testing for taste. This may falsely appear to look like flying-fox damage (see below).
 Peach partly hollowed by non-parrot birds, most likely Noisy Miner in this case. Note absence of beak marks. Photo: Ian Temby |
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