Red onions, spring onions, leeks, and shallots – both raw and cooked – are bad for parrots. Onions (Allium cepa), including garlic and chives, should never be fed to parrots […]

Olives (Olea europaea) are small stone fruits (drupes) that are safe for parrots to eat. No part of the olive, including the stone (pit), is toxic. Olives are an excellent […]

Uncooked bamboo is toxic and bitter-tasting as it contains taxiphyllin, a p-hydroxylated mandelonitrile tiglochinin. Parrots can eat bamboo shoots once they’ve been cooked for 30 minutes. Cooked bamboo shoots have […]

Bananas are among the world’s most popular fruits, even among some bird species. Tropical fruits like bananas should occasionally be included in a parrot’s diet. Bananas are good for parrots […]

Many parrots are native to countries where mangos (Mangifera indica) grow, including macaws, African greys, Senegal parrots, Eclectus parrots, Alexandrine parrots, Quaker parrots, and Amazon parrots. Parrots can eat mango […]

Tomatoes pique the interest of parrots due to their vibrant color. According to Functional Ecology, parrots use color to gauge toxicity and determine whether a food contains antioxidants. Parrots can […]