Super Bird Creations SB747 Mini Flying Trapeze Bird Toy, Small Bird Size, 6” x 7” x 9”

Why it's worth it

Super Bird Creations' Mini Flying Trapeze hangs a chewable seagrass mat from a colorful chain, with toy parts scattered along it. It's a swing that's also a chew toy, which makes it a good first enrichment gift for a small bird.

A new bird owner usually buys a cage, a bowl and a mirror, and stops there. This fills the actual gap. The seagrass mat gives the bird something to chew, the swinging platform builds balance and coordination, and the assorted parts give it something to investigate. Owners describe budgies sleeping on it, parakeets stacking three-deep on it, and finches taking it over entirely.

It's sized for the birds most first-time owners have: parrotlets, parakeets, cockatiels, lovebirds. At roughly six by seven by nine inches it fits a normal cage without swallowing it. Green-cheek conure owners report it works for them too, which widens the range a bit — though it's light enough that a heavier bird sets it swinging hard.

From our review of 8 gifts for bird owners

What we like

• +A new bird owner usually buys a cage, a bowl and a mirror, and stops there
• +It's sized for the birds most first-time owners have: parrotlets, parakeets, cockatiels, lovebirds
• +Super Bird Creations is a name avian professionals point to, and the company builds toys around bird-safe components rather than…
• +One nice trick owners have found: the mat holds chopped vegetables

What to know

• –It's light. A conure or anything heavier will swing it enthusiastically, and a few owners wished for more weight to steady it
• –And the mat is consumable by design, so your person will be buying replacements