Birds

Birds

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Statistics

Type	Crafting material
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	5
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 2015–2017

Birds

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Forest Snow biome The Hallow
AI Type	Bird AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	20%
Banner	Bird Banner

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 74, 297, 298

The Bird, Blue Jay, and Cardinal are flying critters. Birds have only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies including the player, which almost always results in their instant death. They are found on the surface, where they are as common as a Bunny, often spawn in the morning, and can be heard singing when nearby. Much like the Vulture, Birds remain still until approached, whereupon they will fly away.

Birds can be caught using the Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, crafted into a respective cage to be placed as an animated furniture item, or crafted into a Bird Statue, although a Bird cannot be released once crafted.

The Bird Cage occupies a 6×3 space, and the Bird inside may follow one of the following patterns:

• Fly from one side to the other of the cage
• Stop at the center and peck the ground for a while
• Close its eyes and sleep on the right side

Types

Bird		Rarity	Sell	NPC ID	Song
	Bird Internal Item ID: 2015	00*	5	74
	Blue Jay Internal Item ID: 2016	00*	750	297
	Cardinal Internal Item ID: 2017	00*	750	298

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Bird Cage	Terrarium Bird	By Hand
Blue Jay Cage	Terrarium Blue Jay
Cardinal Cage	Terrarium Cardinal
Roasted Bird	Bird	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
	Cardinal
	Blue Jay
only: Bird Statue	Stone Block50 Any Bird5	Heavy Work Bench
only: Bird Statue	Stone Block50 Any Bird5	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist

Notes

• Birds always fly about 20 tiles above the ground.
• The Bird Banner only drops from the regular Bird, not from the Blue Jay or Cardinal.
• On the  Windows Phone version and Nintendo 3DS version, all three Birds have no sell value.

Tips

• Bird Statues spawn Birds when hooked up to a wire and are an excellent way to farm Bird Banners.

Trivia

A bird-shaped cloud.

Background flock of birds that fly by on occasion.

• The regular Bird has black legs in its item sprite, whereas as a critter and in a placed cage they are yellow.
• The Bird, Bunny, Goldfish, and Penguin are the only four critters that have banners of themselves.
• On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, a cloud in the shape of a Bird can occasionally be seen in the background.
• Those familiar with birds will realize that "one of these things is not like the others". The sound files indicate that all three are meant to be songbirds; the white "generic" bird can pass for various species, including some songbirds, but the other two represent real species. And while the Cardinal is a songbird, the Blue jay is not -- it is a relative of crows and ravens, with a raucous voice and an aggressive disposition. (The Bluebird is an actual songbird.)

Bestiary entries

• Bird: "A simple white bird which enjoys a calm sunny day."
• Blue Jay: "This little blue bird came looking for worms."
• Cardinal: "A rare, red-crested friend of the forest."

See also

• Gold Bird

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Roasted Bird.

• Desktop 1.3.5: NPC sprite of the regular Bird updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Can now be used to craft Bird Statues.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite of the regular Bird updated.
  • Cardinal now sells for 7.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Birds are now more likely to spawn in mornings. Each type has several songs to sing.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Introduced Blue Jay and Cardinal.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.