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Household Dangers

  • Cleaners and chemicals (including aerosols, perfume, paint, suntan lotion, shoe polish, bleach, etc)
  • Insects/Rodents (disease, bites, or traps, poisons and repellents)
  • Open containers of water (including sinks and toilets)
  • Open doors and windows (especially if wings not clipped)
  • Animals (even the saliva from a dog or cat can kill)
  • Ceiling Fans
  • Teflon (found in cooking pans, heaters, toaster ovens and more)
  • Phone and Electrical cords
  • People (being stepped, sat on, or rough handled)
  • Hot Stove tops
  • Space Heaters
  • Scented Candles/Air Fresheners
  • Cigarettes (smoke and eating/chewing tobacco)
  • Fireplaces (heat and escape)
  • Mirrors/Windows/Walls (flying into)
  • Medicines
  • String/Rope/Carpet (getting snagged/caught)

Beware of live Christmas Trees that may have been sprayed with potentially toxic preservatives!

Safe Plants and Trees

Following is a list of indoor and outdoor plants which are believed to be safe for birds. The information below has been compiled from various sources and is provided as a service. We assume no liabilities, implied or otherwise. This is not medical advice. Check with avian experts for accuracy and applicability to your particular situation.

Safe House and Outdoor Plants

Note: Nothing is 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 (such as diluted chlorine bleach) then rinse and dry well.

  • Acacia Aloe
  • African Violet
  • Baby's Tears
  • Bamboo
  • Begonia
  • Bougainvillea
  • Chickweed
  • Christmas Cactus
  • Cissus/Kangaroo Vine
  • Coffee
  • Coleus
  • Corn Plant
  • Crabapple
  • Dandelion
  • Dogwood
  • Donkey Tail
  • Dracaena Varieties
  • Ferns (asparagus, birdnest, boston, maidenhair)
  • Figs (creeping, rubber, fiddle leaf)
  • Figs (laurel leaf)
  • Gardenia
  • Grape Ivy
  • Hen's and Chickens
  • Herbs (ex oregano, rosemary, thyme)
  • Jade Plant
  • Kalanchoe
  • Marigold
  • Monkey Plant
  • Mother-in-Law's Tongue
  • Nasturtium
  • Natal Plum
  • Pepperomia
  • Petunia
  • Pittosporum
  • Prayer Plant
  • Purple Passion/Velvet Nettle
  • Schefflera (Umbrella) Sensitive Plant
  • Spider Plant
  • Swedish Ivy
  • Thistle
  • Wandering Jew
  • White Clover
  • Zebra Plant
Trees and Bushes

Source: Gillian Willis

  • Apple
  • Arbutus
  • Ash
  • Aspen
  • Beech
  • Birch
  • Citrus (any)
  • Cottonwood
  • Crabapple
  • Dogwood
  • Elm
  • Eucalyptus
  • Fir
  • Guava
  • Hawthorn
  • Larch
  • Madrona
  • Magnolia
  • Manzanita
  • Norfolk Island Pine
  • Nuts (except chestnut and oak)
  • Palms (areca, date, fan, lady, parlour)
  • Palms (howeia, kentia, phoenix, sago)
  • Pear
  • Pine
  • Poplar
  • Sequoia (Redwood)
  • Willow
 

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