Aviary Plants, Trees & Shrubs

A guide to Bird-Safe plants, trees and shrubs

Trees & Shrubs

Acacia, Almond, Arbutus, Ash, Aspen, Birch, Blueberry, Camellia, Cottonwood, Dogwood, Elm, Fir (Balsam, Douglas, Subalpine, White), Forsythia, Fuchsia, Hawthorn, Larch, Magnolia, Mountain Ash, Pear (as long as the seeds aren't eaten), Pine (Ponderosa, Spruce, Virginia, White), Poplar, Pyracantha, Raspberry, Rose, Spruce (Black, Norway, Red, Ehite), Viburnum, White Poplar. 

Vines

Bougainvillea, Grape Vine, Russian Vine.

Grasses & Herbs

Bamboo, Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme.

Ground Cover and Short Plants

Baby's Tears (Polka Dot Plant), Chickweed, Creeping Jenny, Dandelion, Marigold, Mother of Pearl, Nasturtium, Petunia, Piggyback Begonia, Sedum, Thistle, White Clover.

Indoor Plants (Safe Houseplants) and Tropical Plants

African Violet, Aluminum Plant, Bird's Nest Fern, Boston Fern, Bloodleaf, Bromeliads, Burro's Tail, Cactus (Except Pencil, Peyote, Mescaline, Candelabra), Christmas Cactus, Emerald Ripple, Flame Nettle, Gold-Fish Plant, Madagascar Jasmine, Monkey Plant, Nerve Plant.

Palms: 

• Areca
• Bamboo
• Butterfly Cane
• Canary Island
• Date
• European Fan
• Fishtail
• Golden Feather
• Paradise/Kentia
• Parlor
• Lady
• Madagascar
• Miniature Fan
• Phoenix
• Pygmy Date
• Robelein Lady
• Sentry
• Wine

Peacock Plant, Pepperomia, Prayer Plant, Purple Passion Plant, Spider Plant, Swedish Ivy, Wandering Jew, Wax Plant, Zebra Plant.

Plants That Are Toxic to Birds

Avacado (Pit, leaves, unripe fruit, stems)

Black Locust (Bark, leaves, seeds)

Calla Lily (All Parts)

Castor Bean (All Parts)

Christmas Cherry (All parts including tubers and unripened fruit)

Coffee Beans (IncIuding Tea Leaves, Chocolate Beans, ALL Chocolates Especially Dark)

Diffenbachia (All Parts)

Eggplant (Stem, Leaves, Sprouts. (Ripe Fruits are OK)

Elephant's ear (All Parts)

Foxglove (Entire Plant, including water from pot or vase)

Jerusalem Cherry (All Parts, including tubers, sprouts, and unripe berries)

Jimsonweed (All Parts, especially seeds and leaves)

Lily of the Valley (All Parts)

Milkweed (All parts and latex (milky juice)

Mistletoe (All Parts, especially Holly Berries)

Nightshade (Parts Parts)

Oak (All Parts)

Poinsettia (Leaves, Stem, White Sap)

Pokeweed (Roots, Leaves, Berries)

Potatoes (Stem, Leaves, Sprouts, Green Skins)

Rhododendron (Rhododendron species (Azalea)All Parts)

Tobacco (All Parts, Nicotine)

Tomatoes (Stem, Leaves, Sprouts (Ripe Fruits are OK)

Virginia creeper (Berries, Leaves

Yew (Wood, Bark, Seeds, Leaves)