Exercise Toys: Designed with features that promote and facilitate movement.

• Wild parrots fly for several hours per day in search of food
• Caged birds have little opportunity for flight or aerobic exercise
• Exercise is essential to a bird's long‐term physical health
• Toys promote movement and provide an outlet to expend energy
• Toys like bungees or swings help to develop and maintain coordination and balance

Preening Toys: Constructed with materials that can be separated into fine strands.

• Preening is a natural grooming activity often engaged between paired birds in the wild
• Preening is a process of cleaning dust and dirt from feathers
• Boredom and stress in caged birds can lead to over preening and feather destructive behavior
• Preening toys provide a "safe" and alternative outlet to distract over-preeners

Mechanical Toys: Contain non-destructible components to manipulate or deconstruct.

• Birds are very intelligent and inquisitive in nature and need "jobs" to keep their mind's engaged
• Many birds enjoy manipulating toys constructed with parts like gears, wheels, and nuts & bolts
• A lack of mental stimulation can lead to behavioral problems (screaming, biting, feather pulling, etc.)

Comfort Toys: Designed with features that offer emotional support and security.

• Wild birds have the opportunity to enjoy physical contact with their mate or flock mates
• Soft fleece or bird-safe rope toys provide an alternative outlet for "snuggling"
• Birds tents provide a sense of shelter and security
• Comfort toys enhance a parrot's emotional well-being

Perch Toys: Toys that incorporate dowels or platforms.

• Pet birds are on their feet 24/7
• To maintain optimal foot health birds need a variety of perching options
• Options should include a variety of diameters, shapes (flat & round), and surface types.
• Perches and perch toys should be placed at multiple levels throughout the cage