Numerous species of birds have been observed foraging and feeding at the flowers; these include rainbow lorikeet "(Trichoglossus haematodus"), musk lorikeet ("Glossopsitta concinna"), purple-crowned lorikeet ("G. porphyrocephala"), double-eyed fig-parrot ("Cyclopsitta diophthalma"), red wattlebird ("Anthochaera carunculata"), little wattlebird ("A. chrysoptera"), yellow wattlebird ("A. paradoxa"), spiny-cheeked honeyeater ("Acanthagenys rufogularis"), yellow-faced honeyeater ("Lichenostomus chrysops"), singing honeyeater ("Lichenostomus virescens"), white-plumed honeyeater ("L. penicillatus"), black-chinned honeyeater ("Melithreptus gularis"), brown-headed honeyeater ("M. brevirostris"), white-naped honeyeater ("M. lunatus"), crescent honeyeater ("Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera"), New Holland honeyeater ("P. novaehollandiae"), tawny-crowned honeyeater ("Gliciphila melanops"), eastern spinebill ("Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris"), noisy miner ("Manorina melanocephala"), silvereye ("Zosterops lateralis") and thornbills ("Acanthiza" species). In addition, the yellow-tailed black cockatoo ("Calyptorhynchus funereus") feeds on the seed.