Can cockatiels eat beans?

Yes, cockatiels can eat beans in small amounts – dried beans only cooked. RSPCA Australia lists beans among green vegetables for birds. Purdue names beans among legumes that are excellent protein sources, and its diet recipe for parrots uses several kinds of cooked dried beans.

How to serve it: green beans washed, dried beans cooked as in Purdue’s recipe, unseasoned

Good to know: None of our sources says whether raw dried beans are harmful – Purdue uses them cooked.