List of Plants Toxic to Birds
- Acokanthera – Acokanthera spp. (all parts toxic, except ripe fruit)
- Amaryllis – Amaryllis spp.
- Angel’s Trumpet – Datura spp.
- Apricot – Prunus armeniaca (pits, leave, and bark)
- Apple – Malus spp., (seeds, leaves, bark)
- Avocado – Persea Americana
- Azalea – Rhododendron canadenis
- Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon – Momordica charantia
- Baneberry – Actaea rubra, A. pachypoda
- Belladonna – Atropa belladonna
- Bird of Paradise – Poinciana and related spp.
- Bittersweet – Celastrus spp.
- Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia
- Boxwood – Boxus spp.
- Braken Fern – Pteridium aquilinum
- Buckthorn – Karwinskia humboldtiana and related spp.
- Burdock – Arctium spp.
- Buttercup – Ranunculus spp.
- Caladium – Caladium spp.
- Calla Lily – Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Catclaw Acacia – Acacia greggii (twigs and leaves)
- Caster Bean – Ricinus communis
- Cherry – Prunus spp. (pits, leaves and bark)
- Chinaberry – Melia azadarach
- Clematis – Clematis montana and related spp.
- Coral Plant – Jatropha mutifida
- Crocus (autumn) – Cholochicum autumnale
- Cycad or Sago Cycas – Cycas revoluta
- Daffodil – Narcissus tazetta
- Daphne – Daphne mezerum
- Death Camas – Zigadenus venenosus and other related species
- Delphinium – Delphinium spp.
- Devil’s Ivy – Epipremnum aureum
- Dieffenbachia (dumb cane) – Dieffenbachia spp.
- Eggplant – Solonum melongena (unripe/ripe fruit, leaves)
- Elderberry – Sambucus mexicana (roots, leaves, stems, bark)
- Elephant’s Ears or Taro – Colocasia spp.
- Euonymus – Euonymus spp.
- European Pennyroyal – Mentha pulegium
- Figs – Ficus spp. (sap)
- Four o’clock – Mirabilis jalapa
- Heliotrope – Heliotropium spp.
- Henbane – Hyoscyamus niger
- Holly – Ilex aquifolium and related spp. (leaves, berries)
- Horse Chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum and related spp.
- Horse Nettle – Solanum carolinense
- Hyacinth – Hyacinthus orientalis
- Hydrangea – Hydrangea spp.
- Iris – Iris spp.
- Ivy – Hedera spp. (Boston, English and some others)
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Arisaema spp.
- Jerusalem Cherry – Solanum pseudocapsicum and related spp. (leaves, seeds and flowers)
- Jonquil – Narcissus jonquilla
- Juniper – Juniperus spp.
- Lantana – Lantana camara
- Larkspur – Delphinium spp.
- Laurel – Kalmia spp.
- Lily-of-the-Valley – Convalleria majalis
- Lobelia – Lobelia spp.
- Locoweed – Astragalus spp. and Oxytopis spp.
- Lupine – Lupinus spp.
- Marijuana – Cannabis sativa
- Milkweed – Asclepias spp.
- Mistletoe – Phoradendron villosum
- Moonseed – Menispermum canadense
- Monkshood – Aconitum spp.
- Morning Glory – Ipomoea violacea (seeds)
- Mushrooms – Amanita spp. And many others
- Narcissus – Narcissus spp.
- Oak – Quercus spp.
- Oleander – Nerium oleander
- Peach – Prunus persica (leaves, pit, bark)
- Pear – Pyrus spp. (leaves, seeds, bark)
- Peony – Paeonia officinalis
- Periwinkle – Vinca minor, Vinca rosea
- Peyote – Lophophora williamsii
- Philodendron – Philodendron spp. and Monstera spp.
- Plum – Prunus spp. (leaves, pit, bark)
- Poison Hemlock – Conium maculatum
- Poison Ivy – Toxicodendron radicans, includes T. rydbergii
- Poison Oak – Toxicodendron querciflium and T. diversilobum
- Poison Sumac – Rhux vernix
- Poinsettia – Euphorbia pulcherrima
- Poppy – Papaver somniferum and related spp.
- Pokeweed – Phytolacca Americana
- Potato – Solanum tuberosum (sprouts, leaves, berries, green tubers)
- Pothos – Eprimemnum aureum
- Primrose – Prmula spp.
- Privet – Ligustrum vulgare
- Ragwort – Senecio jacobea and related spp.
- Red Maple – Acer rubrum
- Rhododendron – Rhododendron spp.
- Rhubarb – Rheum rhabarbarum (leaves)
- Rosary Pea – Abrus precatorius
- Sage – Salvia officinalis
- Shamrock Plant – Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens, Oxalis acetosella
- Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus
- Snowdrop – Galanthus nivalis
- Sorrel – Rumex spp., Oxalis spp.
- Spurges – Euphorbia spp.
- Star of Bethlehem – Ornithogalum umbellatum
- Sweet Pea – Lathyrus odoratus
- Tobacco – Nicotiania spp.
- Tomato – Lycopersicon esculentum (stems and leaves)
- Tulip – Tulipa spp.
- Virginia Creeper – Panthenocissus quinquefolia
- Vetches – Vicia spp.
- Water Hemlock – Cicuta spp.
- Waxberry – Symphoricarpos albus
- Wisteria – Wisteria spp.
- Yew – Taxus spp
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