🥕 Foods, by risk
What a green-cheeked conure can eat daily, what belongs on the plate rarely, and what should never reach it.
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Can a green-cheeked conure eat…?
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Can a green-cheeked conure eat alcohol?
Toxic to birds; never offer drinks or food containing alcohol. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat avocado?
Contains persin and may cause severe cardiopulmonary toxicity; never offer it. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat chocolate?
Theobromine and caffeine may cause severe cardiac and neurologic signs; do not offer. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat coffee?
Caffeine is dangerous to birds; avoid coffee, caffeinated tea, and energy drinks. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat dairy?
Only occasionally and in very small amounts; birds may digest lactose poorly. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat garlic?
Allium toxicity has been reported; powder is more concentrated. Do not offer. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat hot pepper?
May be offered fresh and well washed as part of a varied vegetable selection. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat leek?
A member of Allium; the cautious choice is complete avoidance. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat macadamia?
Bird-specific evidence is insufficient; the cautious choice is not to offer it. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat mushrooms cooked?
Bird-specific evidence is limited; avoid wild mushrooms completely and ask your veterinarian about cultivated ones. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat onion?
Allium toxicity has been reported; avoid raw or cooked onion and concentrated powder. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat orange?
Acidic, sugary fruit; offer only a small amount occasionally. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat pits?
Apple seeds and stone-fruit pits contain cyanogenic compounds; remove them completely. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat raw mushrooms?
Evidence of toxicity in birds is unclear; avoid raw or wild mushrooms. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat raw potato?
Do not offer raw, green, or sprouted potato; green parts contain solanine. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat rhubarb?
Leaves are the primary concern and contain oxalates; do not offer the plant. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat salt?
Do not offer salty foods; excess can cause serious health problems. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat sugar?
Not inherently toxic, but sweets and added sugar should be avoided. full entry →
Can a green-cheeked conure eat xylitol?
Bird data are lacking; it is toxic to other animals, so avoid it completely. full entry →
Look up any of the 106, A to Z
The list above is grouped by risk. This one is alphabetical, for when you know the name and want the verdict.
- Alcohol 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Almond 🟢 Generally safe
- Apple 🟢 Generally safe
- Apricot 🟢 Generally safe
- Asparagus 🟡 Caution / limit
- Avocado 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Banana 🟢 Generally safe
- Basil 🟢 Generally safe
- Beans 🟡 Caution / limit
- Beetroot 🟢 Generally safe
- Bell pepper 🟢 Generally safe
- Blackberries 🟢 Generally safe
- Blueberries 🟢 Generally safe
- Bread 🟡 Caution / limit
- Broccoli 🟢 Generally safe
- Brussels sprouts 🟢 Generally safe
- Cabbage 🟢 Generally safe
- Carrot 🟢 Generally safe
- Cashew 🟢 Generally safe
- Cauliflower 🟢 Generally safe
- Celery 🟢 Generally safe
- Cherry 🟢 Generally safe
- Chives 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Chocolate 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Cilantro 🟢 Generally safe
- Coconut 🟢 Generally safe
- Coffee 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Cooked chickpeas 🟢 Generally safe
- Cooked egg 🟢 Generally safe
- Cooked lentils 🟢 Generally safe
- Cooked meat 🟡 Caution / limit
- Cooked pasta 🟢 Generally safe
- Cooked rice 🟢 Generally safe
- Corn 🟢 Generally safe
- Cranberries 🟢 Generally safe
- Cucumber 🟢 Generally safe
- Dairy 🟡 Caution / limit
- Dates 🟡 Caution / limit
- Dill 🟢 Generally safe
- Eggplant 🟡 Caution / limit
- Fig 🟢 Generally safe
- Flax 🟢 Generally safe
- Fried 🟡 Caution / limit
- Garlic 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Grapefruit 🟡 Caution / limit
- Grapes 🟡 Caution / limit
- Green beans 🟢 Generally safe
- Green onion 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Hazelnut 🟢 Generally safe
- Honey 🟡 Caution / limit
- Hot pepper 🟢 Generally safe
- Kale 🟢 Generally safe
- Kiwi 🟢 Generally safe
- Kohlrabi 🟢 Generally safe
- Leek 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Lemon 🟡 Caution / limit
- Lettuce 🟢 Generally safe
- Macadamia ⚪ Unknown / do not use
- Mango 🟢 Generally safe
- Melon 🟢 Generally safe
- Millet 🟡 Caution / limit
- Mint 🟢 Generally safe
- Mushrooms cooked 🟡 Caution / limit
- Oats 🟢 Generally safe
- Onion 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Orange 🟡 Caution / limit
- Oregano 🟢 Generally safe
- Papaya 🟢 Generally safe
- Parsley 🟢 Generally safe
- Peach 🟢 Generally safe
- Peanut butter 🟡 Caution / limit
- Peanuts 🟡 Caution / limit
- Pear 🟢 Generally safe
- Peas 🟢 Generally safe
- Pineapple 🟢 Generally safe
- Pistachio 🟢 Generally safe
- Pits 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Plum 🟢 Generally safe
- Pomegranate 🟢 Generally safe
- Potato 🟡 Caution / limit
- Pumpkin seeds 🟢 Generally safe
- Quinoa 🟢 Generally safe
- Radish 🟢 Generally safe
- Raisins 🟡 Caution / limit
- Raspberries 🟢 Generally safe
- Raw beans 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Raw mushrooms ⚪ Unknown / do not use
- Raw potato 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Rhubarb 🔴 Dangerous / avoid
- Salt 🟡 Caution / limit
- Spinach 🟡 Caution / limit
- Sprouted seeds 🟢 Generally safe
- Squash 🟢 Generally safe
- Strawberries 🟢 Generally safe
- Sugar 🟡 Caution / limit
- Sunflower seeds 🟡 Caution / limit
- Sweet potato 🟢 Generally safe
- Swiss chard 🟡 Caution / limit
- Tangerine 🟡 Caution / limit
- Thyme 🟢 Generally safe
- Tomato 🟡 Caution / limit
- Turnip 🟢 Generally safe
- Walnut 🟢 Generally safe
- Watermelon 🟢 Generally safe
- Xylitol ⚪ Unknown / do not use
- Zucchini 🟢 Generally safe
🔴 Dangerous / avoid 13 entries
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Alcohol
Toxic to birds; never offer drinks or food containing alcohol.
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Avocado
Contains persin and may cause severe cardiopulmonary toxicity; never offer it.
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Chives
A member of Allium; do not offer.
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Chocolate
Theobromine and caffeine may cause severe cardiac and neurologic signs; do not offer.
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Coffee · also called caffeine
Caffeine is dangerous to birds; avoid coffee, caffeinated tea, and energy drinks.
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Garlic
Allium toxicity has been reported; powder is more concentrated. Do not offer.
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Green onion · also called scallion
A member of Allium; do not offer.
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Leek
A member of Allium; the cautious choice is complete avoidance.
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Onion
Allium toxicity has been reported; avoid raw or cooked onion and concentrated powder.
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Pits · also called fruit seeds, stone
Apple seeds and stone-fruit pits contain cyanogenic compounds; remove them completely.
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Raw beans · also called kidney beans
Lectins — toxic.
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Raw potato
Do not offer raw, green, or sprouted potato; green parts contain solanine.
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Rhubarb
Leaves are the primary concern and contain oxalates; do not offer the plant.
⚪ Unknown / do not use 3 entries
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Macadamia
Bird-specific evidence is insufficient; the cautious choice is not to offer it.
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Raw mushrooms
Evidence of toxicity in birds is unclear; avoid raw or wild mushrooms.
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Xylitol
Bird data are lacking; it is toxic to other animals, so avoid it completely.
🟡 Caution / limit 26 entries
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Asparagus
Can upset digestion — rarely.
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Beans
Well-cooked only; raw = toxic.
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Bread
Processed — rarely.
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Cooked meat · also called chicken
Plain, small, occasional.
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Dairy · also called milk, cheese, yogurt
Only occasionally and in very small amounts; birds may digest lactose poorly.
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Dates
Very sugary — rarely.
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Eggplant · also called aubergine
Ripe only; leaves toxic.
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Fried · also called processed
Not appropriate food: high in fat and often salt; avoid.
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Grapefruit
Acidic — rarely.
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Grapes · also called grape
Very sugary — rarely.
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Honey
Botulism risk — rarely.
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Lemon · also called lime
Very acidic — rarely.
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Millet
Caloric — rare treat.
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Mushrooms cooked
Bird-specific evidence is limited; avoid wild mushrooms completely and ask your veterinarian about cultivated ones.
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Orange · also called citrus
Acidic, sugary fruit; offer only a small amount occasionally.
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Peanut butter
Fatty/salty — rarely.
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Peanuts
Mold risk — rarely, good quality.
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Potato
Cooked only; raw/green = toxic.
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Raisins
Concentrated sugar — rarely.
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Salt · also called salty
Do not offer salty foods; excess can cause serious health problems.
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Spinach
Oxalates bind calcium — rarely.
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Sugar · also called sweets
Not inherently toxic, but sweets and added sugar should be avoided.
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Sunflower seeds
Fatty — treat only.
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Swiss chard · also called chard
Oxalates — rarely.
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Tangerine · also called mandarin
Acid — rarely.
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Tomato
Acidic; ripe flesh only, rarely.
🟢 Generally safe 64 entries
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Almond
Unsalted, moderate.
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Apple
No seeds (cyanide).
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Apricot
No pit.
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Banana
Sugary — moderate.
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Basil
Fine.
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Beetroot · also called beet
Moderate.
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Bell pepper · also called pepper
All colors + seeds.
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Blackberries
Fruit — max 2×/wk.
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Blueberries
Fruit — max 2×/wk.
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Broccoli
Loves the florets.
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Brussels sprouts
Fine.
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Cabbage
Fine, moderate.
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Carrot
Fresh, excellent.
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Cashew
Moderate.
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Cauliflower
Fine.
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Celery
Remove the strings.
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Cherry · also called cherries
No pit.
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Cilantro · also called coriander
Fine.
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Coconut
Fatty — moderate.
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Cooked chickpeas · also called chickpeas
Fine.
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Cooked egg · also called egg
Protein — occasional.
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Cooked lentils · also called lentils
Fine.
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Cooked pasta · also called pasta
Plain — moderate.
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Cooked rice · also called rice
Plain — fine.
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Corn
Starchy — moderate.
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Cranberries
Fine.
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Cucumber
Hydrating, fine.
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Dill
Fine.
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Fig · also called figs
Moderate.
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Flax · also called chia
Omega — moderate.
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Green beans
Fine, raw or cooked.
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Hazelnut
Moderate.
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Hot pepper · also called chili
May be offered fresh and well washed as part of a varied vegetable selection.
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Kale
Rich in vitamins.
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Kiwi
Moderate.
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Kohlrabi
Fine.
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Lettuce · also called romaine, greens
Leaves — fine.
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Mango
No pit.
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Melon · also called cantaloupe
Moderate.
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Mint
Fine.
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Oats
Fine.
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Oregano
Fine.
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Papaya
Fine.
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Parsley
Moderate — fine.
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Peach
No pit.
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Pear
No seeds.
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Peas
Fresh, fine.
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Pineapple
Acidic — moderate.
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Pistachio
Unsalted, moderate.
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Plum
No pit.
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Pomegranate
Fine.
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Pumpkin seeds
Fine, moderate.
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Quinoa
Cooked — great.
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Radish
Fine, small.
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Raspberries
Fine.
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Sprouted seeds · also called sprouts
Very nutritious.
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Squash · also called pumpkin
Fine; seeds too.
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Strawberries
Moderate.
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Sweet potato
Cooked — great.
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Thyme
Fine.
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Turnip
Fine.
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Walnut
Fatty treat — moderate.
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Watermelon
Moderate, hydrating.
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Zucchini · also called courgette
Fine daily.
Sources
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