Can budgies eat spinach?

Yes, in small amounts

Yes, in small amounts. Spinach is nutritious and listed by vets as suitable, but it is rich in oxalate, which binds calcium, so offer it now and then rather than as the main green.

Portion: One or two baby spinach leaves, or about 1 teaspoon chopped
How often: Once or twice a week, rotated with other greens
Sugar: 0.4 g / 100 g

How to serve it

Wash the leaves thoroughly
Offer a whole baby leaf or chop it finely
Serve raw or plainly steamed, with nothing added
Rotate with lower-oxalate greens such as romaine, kale and dandelion

Why

Risks. Spinach is high in oxalic acid, which binds calcium and limits how much of the leaf's calcium a bird can absorb. Seed-heavy diets are already low in calcium, so spinach should be one green among many rather than a daily staple.

Benefits. Spinach provides beta-carotene, vitamin K, folate and iron.

Questions owners ask 2

Is spinach bad for budgies?

No. It is not toxic, and veterinary feeding guides list spinach among suitable foods for budgies. The caution is its oxalate content, which reduces calcium absorption, so it is best fed in rotation rather than every day.

Can budgies eat cooked spinach?

Plain steamed spinach is fine. Never offer spinach cooked with butter, salt, garlic or other seasonings.

Spinach: nutrition per 100 g

Water	91.4 g
Energy	23 kcal
Sugars	0.4 g
Fat	0.4 g
Protein	2.9 g
Fibre	2.2 g
Calcium	99 mg
Phosphorus	49 mg
Calcium : phosphorus	2.02 : 1
Sodium	79 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	469 µg
Vitamin C	28.1 mg

“Spinach, raw”, USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC 168462). Public domain.

Sources & method 4

The sources below discuss spinach for budgies (or for pet birds generally). Confidence: medium. Rated on the JOMIZOO Feeding Scale; when good sources disagree we choose the more cautious level.