How do parent parrots feed their chicks?

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Illustration of a rock parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola) perched on a branch, showing green plumage with scalloped markings, a patch of red on the wing, and a dark beak. — Psittaciform Black-capped parakeet (*Pyrrhura rupicola*).

Parent parrots feed their chicks through a process of regurgitation. Typically, both parents participate in this feeding behavior to provide the necessary care for their altricial young, which are born helpless and require significant parental investment. This feeding process may continue for several weeks even after the chicks have left the nest.1