This list is not inclusive because there may be other substances toxic to birds that have not been widely documented. The bird’s environment should be limited to those items known to be safe.

1. Acetone (nail polish remover)

2. Ammonia

3. Antifreeze

4. Ant syrup or paste

5. Avocado

6. Bathroom bowl cleaner

7. Bleach

8. Boric acid

9. Camphophenique

10. Carbon tetrachloride

11. Charcoal lighter

12. Clinitest tablets

13. Copper and brass cleaners

14. Corn and wart remover

15. Crayons

16. Deodorants

17. Detergents

18. Disinfectants

19. Drain cleaners

20. Epoxy or super glue

21. Fabric softeners

22. Fluoropolymer fumes

23. Galvanized materials

1. Garden sprays

2. Gasoline

3. Gun cleaner

4. Gunpowder

5. Hair dyes

6. Hexachlorophene (in some soaps)

7. House plants (including calla lilies, mistletoe, poinsettia, and others)

8. Indelible markers

9. Insecticides

10. Iodine

11. Kerosene

12. Lighter fluid

13. Linoleum (contains lead)

14. Matches

15. Model glue

16. Mothballs

17. Muriatic acid

18. Mushrooms (some varieties)

19. Nail polish

20. Oven cleaner

21. Paint

22. Paint remover

23. Paint thinner

24. Perfume

1. Permanent wave solutions

2. Pesticides

3. Photographic solutions

4. Pine oil

5. Prescription and nonprescription drugs

6. Red squill

7. Rodenticides

8. Rubbing alcohol

9. Shaving lotion

10. Silver polish

11. Snail bait

12. Spot remover

13. Spray starch

14. Sulphuric acid

15. Suntan lotion

16. Turpentine

17. Weed killers

18. Window cleaners