Why is my cockatiel's poop bloody? Is this a serious health concern?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | 2 years and 11 months old
I have a cockatiel bird and I noticed his poop has blood on it, is that normal?
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Published on December 15th, 2017
Hello. Blood in the droppings is not normal. This could signify an serious infection of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, or reproductive tract since birds have a single common opening for all 3 systems (the cloaca). Other possible causes of blood would be a retained or broken egg, heavy metal toxicity, foreign body, trauma, or a bleeding tumor. Whatever the underlying cause, it is potentially serious and requires a thorough assessment and treatment by a veterinarian. One thing I have seen is birds that have recently eaten red berries or other red food may pass droppings that may resemble blood. If Angel hasn’t recently (within 12-24 hours) eaten anything very red, then i would take her to a veterinarian as soon as possible. Good luck.
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Published on December 13th, 2018
This is probably due to bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract, this can be caused by various reasons (bacterial, fungal, parasites, toxicity), you must take Angel to an avian vet ASAP in order to get it treated.
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