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The below is not a complete list. It is recommended that you consult with a vet, if in doubt.

Please note that the items marked with an * are especially toxic to birds and can be fatal.
Toxic foods are foods that can cause allergies and/or health problems in birds. Anything high in sugar or salt is inappropriate, as are fatty foods. More serious are things such as chocolate, which is toxic to many pets. Caffeinated or alcoholic beverages are also dangerous.

- Acorns
- Alcohol
- Almonds (plant-pan allergen profilin can cause serious reaction in some birds)
- Alocasia
- *Amaryllis Bulb
- Angel's Trumpet (some species), seeds, leaves
- Apple Seeds (small quantities ok)
- *Apricot (seeds, wood)
- Arrowgrass
- *Autumn Crocus
- *Avocado (leaves, seeds, stem, skin)
- Azalea (entire rhododendron family)
- Baneberry
- Bayonet
- Beans: Broad, Castor, Glory, Fava, Horse, Mescal, Navy, Pregator, Scarlet Runner)
- Beargrass
- *Begonia
- Bird of Paradise
- Bitter Almonds*
- Bittersweet
- Black-eyed Susan
- Black Locust
- *Bleeding Heart
- Bluebonnet
- Bloodrot
- Box
- Boxwood
- Bracken fern
- Buckeye
- Buckthorn
- Burning Bush
- Buttercup (Ranunculus)
- Caffeine
- *Caladium
- *Calla Lily
- Canada Yew
- Candelabra
- Cactus
- *Castor Beans
- Ceriman
- Cherry (seeds, wood)
- Chinaberry
- *Chinese Sacred or Heavenly Bamboo
- Chocolate
- *Choke Cherry (unripe berries)
- Christmas Rose
- Chrysanthemum
- Clematis
- Coriander
- Coriaria
- Cornflower
- Corydalis
- Crocus bulb
- Croton (Codiaeum sp.)
- Crown of Thorns
- Curry Powder
- Cyclamen bulb
- Daffodil
- Daphne
- Datura
- Deadly Nightshade
- Death Camas
- *Delphinium, larkspur, monkshood
- Dicentrea
- Dieffenbachia
- *Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia)
- Easter Lily
- Eggplant
- Elderberry (unripe berries)
- Elephant Ear
- English ivy
- Fava Beans
-- Fig (Ficus)
- Euonymus
- Evergreen Ferns
- Ficus
- Flax
- Four-o'clocks (Mirabilis)
- Foxglove (Digitalis)
- *Garlic (safe for birds in SMALL amounts)
- Golden Glow
- Gopher Purge
- Hellebore
- Hemlock
- Henbane
- Holly berries
- Honeysuckle
- Horsebeans
- Horsebrush
- Horse Chestnut
- Hyacinth bulbs
- *Hydrangea
- Iris corms
- Iris Ivy

- *Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Japanese Yew
- Java Beans
- Jessamine
- Jerusalem Cherry
- *Jimson weed
- Jonquil
- Jungle Trumpets
- *Kalanchoe
- *Lantana
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily
- Lily-of-the-Valley
- Lily Spider
- Lobelia (some species), all parts
- Locoweed
- Lupine species
- Malanga
- Marigold
- *Marijuana or hemp (Cannibus)
- *Milkweed
- *Mistletoe berries
- Mock Orange
- Monkshood
- *Morning Glory
- Mountain Laurel
- Mushrooms
- Narcissus, daffodil
- Nettles
- Nectarine (seeds, wood)
- Nightshade
- *Oak
- *Oleander
- *Onions (toxic to birds, small amount ok)
- Peace Lilly
- *Peach (seeds, wood)
- *Pencil cactus plant
- Peony
- Periwinkle
- Peyote Cactus
- *Philodendron (all species)
- Pimpernel
- Plum (seeds, wood)
- Poinciana
- Poinsettia (many hybrids, avoid them all)
- Poison Ivy
- Poison Oak
- Pokeweed
- Poppy
- Potato (green seed balls, green tubers; plant, leaves and stem)
- Precatory beans
- Privet
- Rhododendron
- *Rhubarb leaves
- *Rosary Pea
- Rubber Plant
- Schefflera (umbrella plant)
- Scotch Broom
- Schefflera
- *Shamrock (Oxalis sp.)
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snowdrops
- Snow-on-the-Mountain
- Spindle Tree, Euonymus (some species), leaves, fruit, bark
- Spreading English Yew
- Spurge (Euphorbia sp.)
- Staggerweed
- Starleaf
- Star of Bethlehem
- Sweet Pea - Lathyrus latifolius - L.: Although no records of toxicity have been found for this plant, the seed of some species in this genus contain a toxic amino acid that can cause a severe disease of the nervous system known as 'lathyrism' if they are eaten in large amounts (although small quantities are said to be nutritious)[65, 76]. Great caution is advised.http://www.pfaf.org
- Tansy Mustard
- Tobacco
- Tomatoes (leaves and stem)
- Tuffroot
- Tulip
- Virginia Creeper
- Walnut hulls
- Water Arum
- Weeping Fig
- Wild Call Wisteria
- Wild Calla
- Wisteria
- Yellow Calla
- *Yew


Herbal AntibioticsRelated Resources: Indiana Plants: Toxic Plants by Their Alphabetical Listing / Picture Index ... Veterinary Medicine Library (Alphabetic with Photos)



Unsafe Plants / Fruits & Trees

Below is a list of indoor and outdoor plants and trees which are hazardous to birds. It has been gathered from various sources and is not complete.

- Alacia
- Amaryllis - bulbs
- American Yew
- Apricot
- Autumn Crocus/Meadow - Saffron
- Avocado
- Azalea - leaves
- Balsam Pear - seeds, outer rind of fruit
- Baneberry - berries, root
- Beans - all types if uncooked
- Birch
- Bird of Paradise - seeds
- Bittersweet Nightshade
- Black Locust - bark, sprouts, foliage
- Bloodroot
- Blue-green Algae - some forms toxic
- Boxwood - leaves, stems
- Bracken Fern
- Broomcorn Grass
- Buckthorn - fruit, bark
- Buttercup - sap, bulbs
- Caladium - leaves
- Calla Lily - leaves
- Candelabra Tree
- Cardinal Flower
- Castor Bean - also castor oil, leaves
- Chalice Vine/Trumpet vine
- Cherry Tree - bark, twigs, leaves, pits
- Chinaberry Tree
- Christmas Candle - sap
- Clematis/Virginia Bower
- Coral Plant - seeds
- Coriander
- Cowslip/Marsh Marigold
- Crown of Thorns
- Croton
- Curry Powder
- Daffodil - bulbs
- Daphne - berries
- Datura - berries
- Deadly Amanita
- Death Camas
- Delphinium
- Deffenbachia/Dumb Cane - leaves
- Eggplant - fruit okay
- Elderberry
- Elephants Ear/Taro - leaves, stem
- English Ivy berries, leaves
- English Yew
- Euonymus/Spindle Tree
- False Hellebore
- False Henbane
- Ficus (weeping)
- Firethorn/Pyracantha
- Fly Agaric Mushroom
- Deadly Amanita
- Four O'Clock
- Foxglove - leaves, seeds
- Golden Chain/Laburnum
- Glory Bean
- Ground Cherry
- Hemlock - including the water the plant is in
- Henbane - seeds
- Holly - berries
- Honey Locust
- Honeysuckle
- Horse Chestnut/Buckeye - nuts, twigs
- Horsetail
- Hyacinth - bulbs
- Hydrangea - flower bud
- Indian Licorice Bean
- Indian Turnip/Jack-in-Pulpit
- Iris/Blue Flag - bulbs
- Ivy
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Japanese Yew - needles, seeds
- Jasmine
- Java Bean - lima bean - uncooked
- Jimsonweed/Thornapple
- Jerusalem Cherry - berries
- Johnson Grass
- Juniper - needles, stems, berries

- Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Lantana - immature berries
- Larkspur
- Laurel
- Lily of the Valley - also water the plant is in
- Lobelia
- Locoweed
- Lords and
- Ladies/Cuckoopint
- Lupines/Bluebonnet
- Mandrake
- Mango Tree - wood, leaves, rind - fruit safe
- Marijuana/Hemp - leaves
- Mayapple - fruit is safe
- Mescal Beans - seeds
- Mistletoe - berries
- Mock Orange - fruit
- Monkshood/Aconite - leaves, root
- Moonseed
- Morning Glory
- Mountain Laurel
- Mushrooms - several varieties
- Narcissus - bulbs
- Nectarine
- Nettles
- Nightshade - all varieties
- Nutmeg, nectar
- Oak - acorns, foliage
- Oleander - leaves, branches
- Peach
- Peanuts - raw
- Pencil Tree
- Periwinkle
- Philodendron - leaves and stem
- Pigweed
- Pikeweed
- Pine needles - berries
- Plum
- Pointsetta - leaves, roots, immature
- Poison Ivy - sap
- Poison Oak - sap
- Pomegranates
- Pokeweed/Inkberry - leaf, root, young berries
- Potato - eyes, new shoots
- Pothos
- Privet
- Prune
- Rain Tree
- Ranunculus/Buttercup
- Red Cedar
- Red Maple
- Red Oak
- Rhododendron
- Rhubarb - leaves
- Rosary Peas/Indian
- Licorice - seeds
- Sandbox Tree
- Scarlet Runner Beans
- Skunk Cabbage
- Snowdrop
- Snowflake
- Snow on the Mountain / Ghostweed
- Sorghum Grass
- Sorrel
- Sudan Grass
- Sweet Pea - seeds, fruit
- Tansy Ragwort
- Tobacco - leaves
- Vetch
- Virginia Creeper - sap
- Water Hemlock
- Western Yew
- Wisteria
- Yam bean - roots, immature roots
- Yello Jasmine
- Yew (Amer,Engl,Japan) - needles, thistles


BookRelated Resources: Indiana Plants: Toxic Plants by Their Alphabetical Listing / Picture Index ... Veterinary Medicine Library (Alphabetic with Photos)




Unsafe Wood / Not Recommended for Perches


Below is a list of indoor and outdoor plants and trees which are hazardous to birds. It has been gathered from various sources and is not complete.

- Apple
- Apricot
- Arbutus
- Ash
- Cherry

- Nectarine
- Peach
- Plum
- Prune
- Red Cedar



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