Before that, let us first know about mushrooms; mushrooms are a sort of fungus. They have a stem, a cap, and a gill that is present below the gill. These gills produce minute spores that help the fungus spread over the surface. The consumption of these fungus spreader mushrooms may cause your birds ill. Mushrooms could be edible, toxic, or poisonous. Untimely destruction internally by fungus is the evolution of synthetic compounds that render mushroom consumption unpalatable.
Coming to the “question can birds eat mushroom?” the answer would surely be yes… Mushrooms consist of a wide range of toxins in it. They produce secondary metabolites that can be poisonous for birds; the ingestion of toxic substances in mushroom causes discomfort, gastrointestinal problems, and liver failure in birds.
The genuine indications of severe symptoms do not happen immediately until the toxin affects the bird’s liver or kidney. This toxic sometimes involves your bird unnoticed and is followed by death. Because of the inclination of mushrooms to absorb heavy metals, they may be radioactive. So, it would be best if you didn’t feed mushrooms to your pet bird.
Edible mushrooms and cooked mushrooms of some kinds are a bit safer for birds but picking them is a bit tough, and one must have explicit knowledge of it. Edible mushrooms are actually grown in controlled and stabilized conditions, so it is considered less harmful and mostly used by humans to cook and eat. Don’t panic if you feed such mushrooms to your pet and consult your vet immediately if you find anything wrong with your bird.