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A Listing of Poisonous
Plants and Trees:

PLEASE NOTE:
This list was taken from various sources (see references below listing).
I compiled this list due to numerous requests for this information. During my research, I found most lists were short and incomplete. Therefore, if a plant or tree was mentioned in any one of the lists, I included it in this list. Most lists don't give the part of the plant or tree that is toxic. Therefore, this list is not infering that all parts of a plant or tree are toxic. However, when a source did indicate which part, I have included that here has well.

 



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Plants & Trees Considered Poisonous to Birds:

Note: This list is not to be considered exhaustive. There may be other plants & trees considered poisonous to birds that aren't included in this list.

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A

Name of Plant

Poisonous Part of Plant

Alacia
(not specified)
Amaryllis
bulbs
American Yew
Needles & seeds
Apricot
(not specified)
Avocado
(not specified)
Azalea
Leaves
B
Balsam Pear Seeds, Outer rind of the Fruit
Baneberry Berries & Roots
Bird of Paradise Seeds
Bean Plants
(not specified)
Bittersweet Nightshade
(not specified)
Black Locust Bark, Foliage, & Sprouts
Bleeding Heart
(not specified)
Bloodroot
(not specified)
Blue-Green Algae Some forms are toxic
Boxwood Leaves & Stems
Bracken Fern
(not specified)
Buckthorn Bark & Fruit
Buttercup Sap & Bulbs

C
Calla Lilly Leaves
Caladium Leaves
Castor Oil Plant Leaves & Beans
Chalice Vine All Parts
Cherry Tree Bark, Twigs, Pits, & Leaves
Christmas Candle Sap
Clematis All Parts
Coffee Plants
(not specified)
Coral Plant Seeds
Cowslip
All Parts
Crownslip (not specified)


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D

Daffodil Bulbs
Daphne Berries
Datura Berries
Deadly Amanita All Parts
Death Camas All Parts
Delphinium All Parts
Dieffenbachia Leaves

E  

Eggplant All Parts but the Fruit
Elderberry
(not specified)
Elephant's Ear (taro) Leaves & Stems
English Ivy Berries & Leaves
English Yew
Needles & seeds
Eucalyptus (not specified)
Euonymus
(not specified)

F
False Hellebore (not specified)
False Henbane All Parts
Felt Plant
(not specified)
Fire Thorn
(not specified)
Flame Tree
(not specified)
Fly Agaric mushroom All Parts
Foxglove Seeds & Leaves
G
Golden Chain (Laburnum) All Parts, especially the Seeds

H
Hemlock, poison All Parts, especially the Seeds & Roots
Hemlock, water All Parts, especially the Seeds & Roots
Henbane Seeds
Holly Berries
Honeysuckle (not specified)
Honey Locust (not specified)
Horse Chestnut Nuts & Twigs
Hyacinth Bulbs
Hydrangea Flower Bud


I

Indian Turnip All Parts
Ivy (not specified)
Iris (Blue Flag) Bulbs

 


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J

Jack-in-the-Pulpit All Parts
Japanese Yew Seeds & Needles
Jasmine (not specified)
Java Bean(Lima Bean) Uncooked Bean
Jerusalem Cherry Berries
Jimsonweed (Thornapple) Seeds & Leaves
Juniper Needles, Berries, & Stems

L
Lantana Immature Berries
Larkspur All Parts
Laurel All Parts
Lily (not specified)
Lily of the Valley All Parts, incl. the water they are in.
Lobelia All Parts
Locoweed All Parts
Locusts (not specified)
Lords & Ladies (Cuckoopint) All Parts
Lupine (not specified)

M
Marijuana Leaves
May Apple All Parts, except the Fruit
Mescal Bean Seeds
Milk Weed (not specified)
Mistletoe Berries
Mock Orange Fruit
Monkshood Leaves & Roots
Morning Glory All Parts
Mountain Laurel (not specified)

 

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N

Narcissus Bulbs
Nettles (not specified)
Nightshades (all types) Berries & Leaves

O
Oak (not specified)
Oleander Leaves & Branches, Nectar of Blossoms

P
Peach (not specified)
Periwinkle (not specified)
Philodendron Stems & Leaves
Pig Weed (not specified)
Plum (not specified)
Poison Ivy Sap
Poison Oak Sap
Poinsettia Flowers & Leaves
Pokeweed (Inkberry) Roots, Leaves, & Immature Berries
Potato New Shoots & Eyes
Purple Sesbane (not specified)
Privet All Parts, incl. Berries


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R

Rain Tree (not specified)
Red Maple (not specified)
Rhododendron All Parts
Rhubarb Leaves
Rosary Pea (Indian Licorice) Seeds

S
Skunk Cabbage All Parts
Sorrel (not specified)
Snowdrop All Parts, especially the buds
Snow on the mountain (ghostweed) All Parts
Spurges (not specified)
Sweet Pea Fruit & Seeds

T
Tobacco Leaves

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V

Vetch (not specified)
Virginia Creeper Sap

W
Wattle (not specified)
Western Yew Seeds & Needles
White Cedar (not specified)
Wisteria All Parts

Y
Yew (not specified)
Yew Bean Roots & immature pods

Please Note:
This is a list of trees and plants that are poisonous to birds.
It is not in any way meant to be the definative list as there may be other plants and trees that are not listed here.
  This list was taken from various sources including the following.

Sources: American Medical Association Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants ; R. Dean Axelson, Caring for Your Pet Bird; Gallerstein, Gary A., DVM, The Complete Bird Owner's Handbook; Barrons, African Grey Parrots; Barrons, Feeding your Pet Bird; Alderton, David, You and Your Pet Bird; Gallerstein, Gary A., DVM. Bird Owner's Home Health and Care Handbook; Greg and Linda Harrison, eds, Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery; O'Neil, Jacqueline, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bird Care & Training; Gillian Willis; Olyer, Wade and Carol, Parrot Pleasures, Safe Wood Products.

It is as a service that we are providing this list and we assume
Absolutely no liabilities, implied or otherwise.
Please always check with your avian vet before using or allowing your bird to use any plants or trees.

Do not use any plant or tree that has at any time been exposed to toxic
chemicals or insecticides. (if unsure ~ don't use it)

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