Avian light bulbs vs reptile light bulbs

[1st timer]

Both bulbs I'm looking at are 26" watt compact fluorescent bulbs with UVB but the avian is almost double the price. Is there a major difference?

[clawnz]

From what I have read Do not use reptile lights for birds.
But sorry i cannot confirm this is true or not.

[pixibubbles]

I use a human light bulb above my bird.

He seems to like it

[boomer girl]

Helen, the human light bulbs in the US are all florescent and LED's now so they do not put off heat anymore. I have heard the reptile bulbs have a coating on them, maybe a Teflon coating that when it gets hot it will off gas and kill your bird so I would not recommend using one at all.