There are many plants and household things that can be toxic or even lethal to your pet bird. The following is a list of those things.


TOXIC PLANTS
SAFE PLANTS
Toxins in plants and trees are only safe when completely free of pesticides and insecticides. Even trace amounts of chemicals are harmful or fatal to birds.
TOXINS IN THE HOME
  • Aconite
  • Alacia
  • Amaryllis
  • American Yew
  • Andromeda
  • Angel's Trumpet
  • Apricots
  • Apple seeds
  • Aralia
  • Arrow grass - leaves
  • Arrowhead Vine
  • Arum Lily
  • Australian Flametree
  • Australian Umbrella Tree
  • Autumn Crocus
  • Avocado
  • Azalea
  • Balsam Pear
  • Baneberry
  • Beans (Castor, Horse, Fava, Broad, Glory, Scarlett Runner, Mescal, Navy, Pregatory)
  • Birch
  • Bird of Paradise - pods
  • Bishop's Weed
  • Bittersweet Nightshade
  • Black Laurel
  • Black Locust - entire plant
  • Bleeding Heart (Dutchman's Breeches)
  • Bloodroot
  • Bluebonnet
  • Blue-green Algae
  • Blue Flag
  • Boxwood
  • Bracken Fern
  • Broomcorn Grass
  • Buckeye - sprouts & seeds
  • Buckthorn
  • Bulb Flowers (Amaryllis, Daffodil, Narcissus, Hyacinth & Iris)
  • Burdock
  • Buttercup
  • Cacao
  • Camel Bush
  • Caladium
  • Calla Lily
  • Candelabra Tree
  • Carolina Jessamine - flowers & leaves
  • Cardinal Flower
  • Castor Bean - entire plant
  • Chalice (Trumpet) Vine
  • Cherry Tree
  • Chinaberry Tree - berries
  • Chokecherries - leaves, cherries & pits
  • Christmas Berry - leaves
  • Christmas Candle
  • Christmas Rose - rootstock & leaves
  • Chrysanthemums - entire plant
  • Clematis
  • Clivia
  • Cocklebur
  • Coffee (Senna)
  • Common Privet - leaves & berries
  • Coral Plant
  • Corncockle - seeds
  • Coriander
  • Cowslip - entire plant
  • Coyotillo
  • Croton
  • Crown of Thorns
  • Cuckoopint
  • Cutleaf Philodendron
  • Daffodil - bulbs
  • Daphne - bark, berries & leaves
  • Datura
  • Deadly Amanita
  • Death Camas
  • Delphinium
  • Devil's Ivy
  • Dieffenbachia
  • Dumb Cane
  • Elderberry
  • Eggplant
  • Elephant Ear (Taro)
  • English Ivy
  • English Yew
  • Ergot
  • Eucalyptus
  • Euonymus (Spindle Tree)
  • Euphorbia Cactus
  • European Bittersweet
  • False Flax - seeds
  • False Hellebore
  • False Henbane
  • Fan Weed - seeds
  • Felt Plant
  • Ficus
  • Field Peppergrass - seeds
  • Fig (Weeping)
  • Fire Thorn
  • Flamingo Flower
  • Flame Tree
  • Flax - seeds, pods
  • Fly Agaric Mushroom
  • Four O'Clock
  • Foxglove
  • Geraniums
  • Ghostweed
  • Glory Bean
  • Glottidium
  • Golden Chain
  • Ground Cherry
  • Grass (Johnson, Sorghum, Sudan, Broom Corn)
  • Heaths (Kalmia, Leucotho, peires, rhododendron, mountain laurel, black laurel, andromeda, azalea)
  • Heliotrope
  • Hemlock
  • Hemp
  • Henbane
  • Holly
  • Honey Locust
  • Honeysuckle
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Horsetail
  • Hoya
  • Hyacinth
  • Hydrangea
  • Indian Licorice
  • Indian Turnip
  • Inkberry
  • Iris -leaves & rootsI
  • Ivy (English and others)
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit - entire plant
  • Japanese Yew
  • Jasmine (Jessamine)
  • Java Bean
  • Jerusalem Cherry
  • Jimsonweed
  • Johnson Grass
  • Jonquil - bulbs, leaves & roots
  • Juniper
  • Kentucky Coffee Tree
  • Laburnum
  • Lantana (Red Sage)
  • Larkspur
  • Laurels - leaves
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Lily, Arum
  • Lobelia
  • Locoweed (Milk Vetch)
  • Locusts (Black, Honey)
  • Lords and Ladies (Cuckoopint)
  • Lupine
  • Malanga
  • Mandrake (Mayapple)
  • Mango Tree
  • Marijuana (Hemp)
  • Marsh Marigold
  • Marigold - entire plan
  • Matrimony Vine - leaves & shoots
  • Mayapple - entire plant
  • Meadow Saffron
  • Mescal Beans
  • Mexican Breadfruit
  • Mexican Poppy
  • Milkvetch
  • Milkweed (Cotton bush)
  • Mistletoe
  • Mock Orange
  • Monkshood
  • Moonseed
  • Morning Glory
  • Mountain Laurel
  • Mountain Mahogany - leaves
  • Mushrooms
  • Mustards
  • Myrtle
  • Narcissus
  • Nectarine
  • Nettles
  • Nicotiana - leaves
  • Nightshades (Dadly, Black, Garden, Woody, Bitterswet, Eggplant,
  • Jerusalem Cherry)
  • Nutmeg
  • Oak
  • Oleander
  • Oxalis
  • Parsley
  • Peace Lily
  • Peaches - pits
  • Pencil Tree
  • Periwinkle
  • Philodendrons
  • Pigweed
  • Pikeweed
  • Pine needles
  • Plum
  • Poinciana
  • Pointsetta
  • Poison Hemlock
  • Poison Ivy
  • Poison Oak
  • Pokeweed
  • Potato - shoots & sprouts
  • Pothos
  • Privet
  • Prune
  • Pyracantha
  • Rain Tree
  • Ranunculus
  • Rape
  • Rattle Box
  • Red Maple
  • Rhododendron
  • Rhubarb leaves
  • Rosary Pea seeds
  • Sandbox Tree
  • Skunk Cabbage
  • Smartweeds - sap
  • Snowdrop
  • Snowflake
  • Snow on the Mountain
  • Sorghum Grass - leaves
  • Sorrel
  • Spindle Tree
  • Spurge (Candelabra, Crown of Thorns)
  • Star of Bethlehem
  • Sudan Grass
  • Sumac
  • Sweet Pea - seeds & pods
  • Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera)
  • Tansy Ragwort
  • Taro
  • Thornapple
  • Tobacco
  • Trumpet vine
  • Tulip - bulbs
  • Umbrella Plant
  • Velvet grass - leaves
  • Vetch
  • Virginia Bower
  • Virginia Creeper
  • Walnuts - entire plant
  • Water Hemlock
  • Wattle
  • Weeping Fig
  • Western Yew
  • White Cedar, China Berry
  • Wild Black Cherry - leaves & pits
  • Wild Radish - seeds
  • Wisteria
  • Woody Aster - entire plant
  • Yam bean
  • Yellow Jasmine (Jessamine)
  • Yellow Oleander
  • Yew
  • Acacia Aloe
  • African Violet
  • Aloe
  • Areca, Butterfly Cane
  • Asparagus Fern
  • Australian Umbrella Tree
  • Baby's Tears
  • Bamboo
  • Begonia
  • Bird Nest Fern
  • Bougainvillea
  • Bromeliads
  • Chickweed
  • Christmas Cactus
  • Cissus Kangaroo Vines
  • Coffee Tree
  • Coleus
  • Corn Plant
  • Crabapple
  • Creeping Charlie
  • Dandelion
  • Dogwood
  • Donkey Tail
  • Dracaena
  • Dragon Tree
  • Easter Cactus
  • Elephant Food Tree
  • Eucalyptus

Ferns

  • Asparagus,
  • (Not A True Fern)
  • Bird Nest Fern
  • Boston Fern
  • Brake,Ribbon,Dish
  • Button
  • Motherfern
  • Maidenhair
  • Sword
  • Squirrel's Foot,
  • Deer's Foot, Fiji
  • Polypody,Ball
  • Staghorn, Elk's Horn

Figs

  • Creeping Fig
  • Edible Fig
  • Fiddleleaf Fig
  • Laurel Leaf
  • Rubber Plant
  • Weeping
  • Gardenia
  • Gold Dust Dracaena
  • Grape Ivy
  • Hens and Chickens
  • Herbs
  • Hibiscus
  • Jade Plant
  • Kalanchoe
  • Kangaroo Vine
  • Marigold
  • Magnolia
  • Mango
  • Monkey Plant
  • Mother-in-Law's Tongue
  • Nasturtium
  • Natal Plum
  • Nerve Plant
  • Norfolk Island Pine

Palms

  • Areca
  • Bamboo, Fern
  • Date
  • European Fan
  • Fan
  • Fishtail
  • Howeia
  • Kentia
  • Lady
  • Parlour
  • Phoenix (Date Palm)
  • Pony Tail Palm
  • (Not A True Palm)
  • Pygmy Date
  • Rhapis
  • Roebelin, Lady Palm
  • Sago (Not a true palm) Sentry Palm
  • Wine Palm
  • Passion Flower Vine
  • Peperomia
  • Petunia
  • Pittosporum
  • Prayer Plant
  • Purple Passion (Nettle)
  • Pyracantha - ripe berries only
  • Red-Margined Dracaena
  • Sago Palm
  • Schefflera (Umbrella)
  • Sensitive Plant
  • Snake Plant
  • Spider Plant
  • Swedish Ivy
  • Rubber Plant
  • Thanksgiving Cactus
  • Thistle
  • Toyon Tree
  • Umbrella Plant
  • Velvet Plant (Purple Passion)
  • Wandering Jew
  • White Clover
  • Yucca
  • Zebra Plant

Safe Trees

  • Apple
  • Arbutus
  • Ash
  • Aspen
  • Beech
  • Birch
  • Citrus
  • Cottonwood
  • Crabapple
  • Dogwood
  • Elm
  • Eucalyptus
  • Fir
  • Guava
  • Hawthorn
  • Larch
  • Madrona
  • Magnolia
  • Manzanita
  • Norfolk Island Pine
  • Nuts (except chestnut and oak)
  • Palms
  • Pear
  • Pine
  • Poplar
  • Redwood
  • Sequoia
  • Willow
  • ALCOHOLIC DRINK
  • AMMONIA
  • ANTIFREEZE
  • ANT SYRUP or PASTE
  • ARSENIC
  • ASBESTOS
  • AUTO PRODUCTS
  • BATHROOM CLEANERS
  • BLEACH
  • BORIC ACID
  • CAMPHOPHENIQUE
  • CARBON MONOXIDE
  • CARPET CLEANERS
  • CARPET FRESHENERS
  • CHARCOAL FLUIDS
  • CHLORDANE
  • CHLORINE
  • CIGARETTE SMOKE
  • CLINITEST TABLETS
  • COPPER/BRASS CLEANER
  • CORN & WART REMOVER
  • DEODORANTS
  • DETERGENTS
  • DIAZINON
  • DISINFECTANTS
  • DRAIN CLEANERS
  • EPOXY GLUE
  • FELT TIP MARKERS
  • FLEA PRODUCTS
  • FLOOR POLISH
  • FORMALDEHYDE
  • FURNITURE POLISH
  • GARDEN SPRAYS
  • GASOLINE
  • GUN CLEANERS
  • HAIR DYES & SPRAYS
  • HERBICIDES
  • INSECTICIDES
  • IODINE
  • KEROSENE
  • LIGHTER FLUID
  • LYE
  • MATCHES
  • MELALEUCA OIL
  • MODEL CEMENT
  • MOTHBALLS
  • MURIATIC ACID
  • MUSHROOMS
  • NAILPOLISH/REMOVER
  • NITROGEN DIOXIDE
  • OVEN CLEANER
  • OVERHEATED NON-STICK COOKWARE
  • PAINT & THINNER
  • PERFUME
  • PERMANENTS(HAIR)
  • PESTICIDES
  • PHOTO SOLUTIONS
  • PINE OIL
  • RX DRUGS
  • RODENTICIDES
  • RUBBING ALCOHOL
  • SCENTED CANDLES
  • SHAVING LOTION
  • SHELLAC
  • SHOE POLISH
  • SNAIL BAIT
  • SPOT REMOVERS
  • SPRAY STARCH
  • STRYCHNINE
  • SULFURIC ACID
  • SUPER GLUE
  • SUNTAN LOTIONS/OILS
  • SURGICAL ACRYLICS
  • TEA TREE OIL
  • TURPENTINE
  • WAX
  • WEED KILLERS
  • WINDOW CLEANERS
  • WOOD PRESERVATIVES



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