Acacia (bush tucker) 
African Daisy
Agave Cactus
*Aloe 
African Violet
Asparagus Fern 
Aspen
Babys Tears 
*Bamboo (not Lucky Bamboo) 
Banksia  (bush tucker)
Bay Tree (Bay Laurel)
Beech
Begonia (bush tucker)
Birch 
Boston Fern 
Bottlebrush (bush tucker)
Bougainville
Butterfly Bush
Cactus Pear (all parts)
Callistemon (bush tucker) 
Camilia 
Chickweed 
Christmas Cactus 
Christmas Tree -pine, fir, spruce, conifer
Casuarina (australian) 
Calothamnus Torulosus - One Sided Bottlebrush                     
                                                           (bush tucker)
Cissus (kangarro vine, native grape) (bush tucker) 
Coleus (bush tucker)
Corn plant 
Crabapple 
Dandelion
Dogwood
Donkey Tail
Dracaena
Emerald Bush
* Eucalyptus  (bush tucker)
Ferns:- birds nest, boston, maidenhair
Figs:- creeping, rubber, fiddle leaf, laurel, Moreton Bay 
Fire Thorn (considered acceptable as an aviary shrub) (berries have been known to cause birds to become drunk) 
Gardenia (bush tucker)
Grape Ivy
Grevilleas (bush tucker)
Hakia (bush tucker)
Hen and Chickens
Ironbark (eucalyptus)
Ixora
Impatiens
Jacaranda
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe
Lilly Pilly (bush tucker)
Magnolia
Melaleuca (paperbark) (bush tucker) 
Mallees (bush tucker) 
Marigolds
Monkey Plant
Mother in laws Tongue
Nasturtium (leaf, stem and flowers)
Natal plum (bush tucker) 
Norfolk Island Pine
Orchids
One Sided Bottlebrush (bush tucker)
Palms:- areca (golden cane palm), date, fan, lady, parlour, howeia, kentia, phownix, sago
Pepperomia
Petunia
Pittosporum
Prayer Plant
Protea
Purple Passion (Gynura)
Rose
Rubber Plant
Schefflera
Sensitive plant
Snake Plant
Spider Plant
Swedish ivy
Thistle
Tala Tree
Velvet Nettle
Wandering Jew
Wattle (bush tucker)
Wax Plant
White Clover
Yucca
Zebra Plant
Zinnia
Ash 
Banksia (bush tucker)
Bay Tree (Bay Laurel)
Calothamnus Torulosus - One Sided Bottlebrush (bush tucker)  
Crepe Myrtle
Dogwood
Elm 
*Eucalyptus 
Guava 
Hazelnut
Ironbark (eucalyptus)
Ixora
Jacaranda 
Lily Pily (bush tucker) 
Melaleuca (paperbark) (bush tucker) 
Madrona
Magnolia 
Manzanita
Moreton Bay Fig
Mulberry
Nut
Paw Paw (papaya)
Pecan 
Pine
Prun
Ribbonwood (bush tucker) 
Sassafras
*Tea Tree, ***stripped of the leaves, foliage is toxic*** (bush tucker)  
She Oak (bush tucker)
Tala Tree
Thurlow
Vine Maple
Willows:- goat, pussy, weeping
Wattle (bush tucker) Ironbark/Hickory Wattle is toxic

Eucalyptus has been known to occasionally appear on some unsafe plant list. Parrots and cockatoos indulge on a daily basis on bark, flowers, nuts, leaves and branches of many species of eucalyptus plants. It is also very beneficial medicinally both as a topical & eaten by parrots. You can get more information on eucalyptus for parrots here

 



 

Aloe can sometimes be found on the toxic plant list because it contains a tiny yellow sap in between the leaf and the gel. This sap is said to cause irritation but the irritations are so mild that it's rarely, if ever heard of happening. Many parrot owners offer their birds the whole aloe leaf or plant and have never experienced any complications in doing this. aloe vera



 



 

Luck Bamboo is not a bamboo or from the Bamboo family. It is a type of Lily and native to some parts of Asia and Africa. It is not recommended for parrots.




Oaks and She-Oak Although Oaks are extremely harmful to parrots because of their high tannin levels, the Australian She-Oak - (Australian Pine, from the casuarina family) is safe. The name 'oak' can sometimes find the she-oak on a toxic plant list. The Australian She-Oak is not an oak. Wild cockatoos enjoy eating & shredding the leaves, nuts, flowers & branches of the She-Oak.



Brush Ironbark/Hickory Wattle Ironbark tree is from the Eucalyptus family and is safe for parrots. Brush Ironbark Wattle or Hickory Wattle is a type of Acacia, but it is also a type of Myrtle and toxic to parrots. 


 
Arum lily
Amaryllis
Aralia
Arrowhead Vine
Autumn Crocus - meadow saffron
Australian Flame tree
Avocado
Azalea
Baneberry
Beans (castor, horse, fava, glory, scarlet runner, mescal,          
                                                              navy, pregatory
Bird of Paradise
Bishops weed
Black laurel
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart or Dutchmans Breeches
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Bluegreen algae
Boxwood
Bracken Fern
Brush Ironbark Wattle (from the Myrtle Family) Native to the NT. Sometimes referred to as Ironbark (australian native)
Buckthorn (rhamnus) Not to be mistaken for the Sea                                
                                                   Buckthorn (hippophae) 
Bulb Flowers:- amaryllis, daffodil, narcissus, hyacninth,
                                                                                  iris 
Burdock
Buttercup
Cacao
Camel Bush
Castor Bean
Catnip
Caladium
Cana Lily
Candelabra cactus
Cardinal Flower
Chalice (trumpet vine)
Cherry Tree
China berry tree
Christmas Candle
Foxglove
Clematis (Virginia bower)
Clivia
Cocklebur
Coffee (senna)
Coffee bean (rattlebush, rattle, boxweed, coffee weed
Coral plant
Corncockle
Coyotillo
Cowslip
Cutleaf Philodenron Daffodil
Daphne
Duranta (sky flower, pigeon berry, golden dewdrop)
Datura Stramonium (angels trumpet)
Death camus
Delphinium
Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
Devils ivy
Elderberry
Elephant ear (taro)
English ivy
Ergot
Euonymus (spinle)
Euphorbia cactus
False Hellebore
Flame tree
Felt plant 
Fig (weeping)
Flamingo Flower
Four O’clock
Glottidium
Golden Chain
Grasses (Johnson, sorghum, sundan, corn)
Ground Cherry
Heaths:- kalamia, leucotho, peires, rhododendron, mtn,             
                                      laurel, black laurel, azalea Hebe
Heliotrope
Hemlcok:- poison, water
Henbane
Hickory Wattle (australian native)
Holly
Honeysuckle
Horse Chestnut
Horse Tail
Hoya
Hyancinth
Hydrangea
Iris
Ivy 
Jack in the pulpit
Jasmine (Jessamine)
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson weed
Juniper
Ky Coffee tree
Lantana (red sage)
Larkspur
Lily of the Valley
Lily, arum
Lobelia
Lockwood (milk vetch)
Locusts (black, honey)
Lords & Ladies (cuckoopint)
Lucky Bamboo (type of lily) 
Lupine
Malanga
May Apple (mandrake)
Mescaline/Peyote Cactus
Mexican Breadfruit
Mexican Poppy
Milkweed (cotton bush)
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed 
Morning Glory 
Mount Laurel 
Mushrooms  
Myrtle 
Narcissus
Nettle
Night Shades (deadly, black, garden, woody, bittersweet,  
                                             eggplant, Jerusalem cherry) 
*Oak (non australian types)
Oleander 
Oxalis
Peace Lily
Pencil Cactus 
Periwinkle 
Philodendron:- split leaf, swiss cheese, heart leaf 
Pigweed 


Peyote/Mescaline Cactus
Poinciana 
Poinsettia 
Poison Ivy 
Poison Hemlock 
Poison Oak:- western, eastern, pokeweed 
Potato Shoots 
Pothos
Privet 
Pyracantha
Rain Tree
Rannunculus (buttercup 
Rap 
Rattlebox (crotalaria) 
Red Maple
Red Sage (lantana)
Rhubarb leaves 
Rhododendrons 
Rosary Pea Seeds 
Sand Box Tree
Skunk cabbage 
Sorrel (dock)
Snow drop 
Spurges (pencil tree, snow on mountain, candabra, crown   
                                                                           of thorns)
Star of Bethlehem 
Sweet pea 
Swiss cheese plant (monstera) 
Tansy Ragwort 
*Tea Tree, ***foliage is toxic*** (australian native)               
Tobacco 
Umbrella Plant (australian native) (fruit/flowers are 
                                                                        edible) 
Vetch (hairy, common) 
Virginia Creeper
Weeping Fig 
White Cedar, chin 
Wisteria
Yews
Yellow Jasmine

Chloe eating Banksia

Chloe eating Banksia

Safe and Toxic Plant Lists

Safe Foliage
Safe Branches
Toxic or Not Considered Acceptable For Parrots

Most people presume because a plant is Australian native then it is safe for parrots and cockatoos. This isn’t true. We do have some toxic natives plants so don’t make the mistake of thinking it’s native so it has to be safe. Most Australian plants are safe, but not all. Even if the plant is native, check against a safe plant list first.

If you google each plant you will be able to see what they look like