Can cockatiels eat lentils?

Yes, cockatiels can eat lentils in small amounts – but only cooked. Purdue names lentils among legumes that are excellent protein sources for parrots. It says legume protein rounds out the protein in grains.

How to serve it: cooked and cooled, unseasoned, a few lentils

Good to know: We found no bird source on raw lentils – if in doubt, cooked only.