Whistler makes everyday seed-based food for Australian pet birds, and the range we stock covers gourmet blends, health bars, foraging blocks and treat pods across most common companion species. If you keep budgies, cockatiels, lorikeets or parrots and want a straightforward staple with some variety built in, here is what the Whistler range offers.
Gourmet blends: everyday seed mixes by species
The core of the range is the Gourmet Blend line, a seed blend designed to be the everyday staple in a bird's regular diet, formulated separately for different species so the seed mix matches the bird eating it. There is a Canary & Finch Gourmet Blend, a Cockatiel & Lovebird Gourmet Blend, an Exotic Parrot Gourmet Blend, a Small Parrot Gourmet Blend and a Large Parrot Gourmet Blend, all sold in generous 1.2kg bags. For medium and large parrots, Whistler Medium & Large Parrot 975G offers a seed-based food made for busy beaks that suits both parrots and wild birds sharing an aviary space.
Health bars: treat-time variety
Whistler's Health Bar range gives birds a seed-based bar treat, sold as cartons of individually wrapped bars so you always have a fresh one on hand. The Budgie Health Bar comes as a carton of twelve 85g bars, the Cockatiel & Lovebird Health Bar is a carton of twelve 75g bars, the Lorikeet Health Bar is a carton of twelve 100g bars, and the Parrot Health Bar rounds out the range as a carton of twelve 85g bars. They are designed as an easy way to add variety and enrichment to a bird's regular feeding routine, not as a meal replacement.
Blocks, pods and perchers: foraging treats
For birds that benefit from working a bit for their food, Whistler makes several block and pod-style treats designed to encourage natural pecking and foraging behaviour. The Large Parrot Block Sunflower Herb is a pressed sunflower and herb block sold as a carton of six 450g blocks, while the Small Wildbird & Parrot Block is a smaller 725g pressed seed block suited to small parrots and aviary birds. The Parrot & Wildbird Pod Berries Blend and Parrot & Wildbird Pod Tropical Blend are seed pod treats in 320g packs, sold as cartons of eight, giving parrots and wild birds a berry or tropical flavoured option to peck through.
The Large Parrot Percher and Small Parrot Percher take a different shape again, a seed treat mounted on a perch style base so birds can nibble while they sit, both sold in 1.18kg bags.
Specialty and large-format options
For bird keepers with bigger collections or aviaries, Whistler also offers larger treat mix cartons. The Exotic Large Parrot Treat Mix is sold as a carton of eight 450g packs formulated for large exotic parrots, the Medium Parrot Treat Mix comes as a carton of eight 450g packs designed to encourage natural pecking and foraging in medium parrots, and the Large Parrot Freeze Dried Medley offers a freeze dried treat medley in a carton of eight 90g packs for large parrot species. These carton formats suit anyone feeding multiple birds or restocking less often.
Seed variety versus a single bag
One thing that stands out across the Whistler range is how many species-specific options exist rather than one generic mix for every bird. A canary and a large parrot are working with very different beak strength and seed preferences, and separating the Gourmet Blends by species means neither bird is stuck with a mix that is mostly the wrong size or shape of seed for them. The same logic carries through the Health Bars and the block and pod treats, which are sized and formulated for particular species rather than a single one-size-fits-all treat.
For households with more than one type of bird, this does mean stocking a couple of different bags rather than one for everyone, but it keeps each bird eating something actually suited to it. Cartons of Health Bars or treat pods also store well in a pantry or aviary shed, since each bar or pod stays individually wrapped until you need it, which helps keep the rest of the carton fresh.
Putting a Whistler routine together
A simple approach is to start with the Gourmet Blend matched to your bird's species as the everyday staple, then add a Health Bar or two for treat time and a block or pod for foraging enrichment. Bigger households or aviaries can lean on the carton-format treat mixes to keep a steady supply on hand without frequent trips back to restock.
Browse the full range in our bird food collection, or see the wider birds collection for feeding gear and enrichment to go alongside it.