Toxic to Birds

Protect Your Bird from Poisons and Toxic Chemicals

Print this Chart as a Reminder of What Poisonous Plants and Chemicals Can Harm Your Pet Bird

Amaryllis

Avocado

Azalea

Balsam Pear

Baneberry

Beans: Castor, Horse,

Peas, Navy, Glory

Bird Of Paradise

Black Locust

Blue-Green Algae

Boxwood

Calla Lily

Cherry Tree

Christmas Candle

Coral Plant

Daffodil

Dieffenbachia

Eggplant

Elephant's Ear

Foxglove

Hemlock

Holly

Hyacinth

Hydrangea

Indian Turnip

Iris (All types of bulbs)

Ivy ** All Types

Java Bean

Jerusulem Cherry

Jimson Weed

Juniper

Larkspur

Lily of the Valley

Lobelia

Locoweed

Marijuana

May Apple

Mistletoe

Mock Orange

Morning Glory

Oak

Oleander

Philodendron

Poison Ivy & Oak

Poinsettia

Pikeweed

Potato

Privet

Rhododendron

Rhubarb

Rosary Peas

Sandbox Tree

Skunk Cabbage

Snowdrop

Sweet Pea

Tobacco

Virginia Creeper

Wisteria

Yam Bean

Yew

Sources of Fumes that are Toxic to Birds
Asbestos
Bleach / Chlorine
Carbon Monoxide
Cigarette Smoke
Diazanon
Flea Bombs and Collars
Floor Polishes
Formaldehyde
Hair Dye and Spray
House Paint
Kerosene
Matches
Moth Balls
Nail Polish & Remover
Oil Paint
Oven Cleaner
Overheated Nonstick Cookware (teflon pots and pans)
Paint Remover
Perfume
Permanent Wave Solution
Pesticides
Shoe Polish and Cleaners
Spot Removers
Spray Starch
Suntan Lotions
Surgical Acrylics
Toilet Cleaners
Wax
***This is by not a complete list. If you are unsure, read the label, seek more information from maker. When in doubt... DON'T USE!!

Non-Toxic Wood for Birds
The following materials are not safe if toxic chemicals or insecticides have been sprayed on them. Before installing them in any cage, scrub all branches with a non-toxic disinfectant, then rinse and dry well (preferably in the sun.)

Fig
Fir
Ginkgo
Grape Vines
Grape Palm
Guava
Hachberry
Hawthorn
Hibiscus
Hickory
Irongwood (toxic leaves)
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe
Larch
Lilac
Madrona Arbutus
Magnolia
Maple
Manzanita
Mesquite
Mimosa
Mock Orange
Mountain Ash
Mulberry
Norfold Island Pine
Palm
Papaya
Pear

Acacia
Ailanthus
Alder (White Alder, Buckthorn)
Almond
Aralia
Ash
Aspen
Bamboo
Bareberry
Birch
Beech
Bottle Brush
Butterfly Bush
Camellia
Citrus (lime, kumquat, grapefruit, orange)
Cork (not wood from cork oak, but cork)
Corn Plants
Cottonwood
Crabapple
Crape Myrtle (not the same as myrtle)
Date
Dogwood
Douglas Fir
Dracaena
Elm
Eucalyptus