Here is bird clipart for every kind of project: 12 feathered friends, from a cute bluebird and a wise owl to a pink flamingo, a proud peacock, a bald eagle and a thirsty crow. Each bird is a transparent PNG, so it perches on your worksheet, card or slide with a clean edge and no white patch.
Choose Download PNG to save a bird, or Copy to place it in a document right away. Use the background preview to test a bird on sky blue, a chalkboard or plain white. For farmyard birds like hens and ducks, see our chicken and duck clipart, and for birds to color, open the animal coloring pages.
Cute Bird Clipart and Flying Birds
Small, cheerful birds suit young learners, spring pages and thank-you notes. These four range from a round little bluebird to a hummingbird sipping from a flower.
A round bluebird with a peach belly sits and smiles with tiny wings tucked in. Its simple shape is easy to spot on a busy worksheet.
Try this Use it to mark the early finisher box on a first grade math page with a short bonus question.
A little orange bird soars with both wings raised, drawn in loose marker lines. Line up a few to make a flock along the top of a page.
Try this Copy it five times in a curving line across a spring newsletter heading to show birds flying home.
A red cardinal with its pointed crest perches on a bare twig, painted in soft washes. It looks warm and cozy on winter cards.
Try this Glue it on a winter thank-you card for bus drivers and lunch helpers made by the class.
A tiny green hummingbird hovers by a pink flower, ringed by a thick white sticker edge. It is a sweet reward for quick, careful work.
Try this Hand one out when a student reads a whole page fluently, since hummingbirds are fast but steady.
Owl, Parrot, Peacock and Flamingo Clipart
These well loved birds bring color to habitat posters and theme days. Want peacock clipart black and white or a parrot outline? Set your printer to grayscale, or color over the outline versions on our coloring pages.
A brown owl with huge round eyes and ear tufts perches on a branch using a muted old-fashioned palette. Hang it near a fall reading corner or a night animals unit.
Try this Label a classroom book bin with it and fill the bin with books about nocturnal animals.
A bright macaw in red, blue and yellow grips a branch with its curved beak turned to the side. Bold colors make it ideal for a rainforest poster.
Try this Place it in the canopy layer of a third grade rainforest layers diagram.
A blue peacock shows off a full fan of tail feathers covered in green and gold eye spots. The fine detail suits science slides and Indian national bird lessons.
Try this Use it on a slide about national birds and have students compare it to the bald eagle.
A pink flamingo balances on one long leg, neck curved in a soft S. It is lovely on summer party invites and pool day notes.
Try this Add it to a balance challenge card in PE and see who can stand like a flamingo longest.
Bird Clipart Black and White
Black and white birds print fast and double as coloring. The outlines are clear enough for little hands, and the silhouettes make neat cut shapes for windows and signs.
A bald eagle with wings spread and talons out, shown in clean outline. Kids can color the white head and brown body to learn its markings.
Try this Put it on a second grade symbols worksheet beside the flag and have kids color it correctly.
A crow drops a pebble into a tall pot, a solid black shape that tells the thirsty crow story at a glance. Use it for retelling and sequencing.
Try this Print it as the third card in a four-step thirsty crow story sequence for first graders.
A graceful swan glides along with its neck curved and wings lifted slightly. The shape is elegant on wedding favors and spring signs.
Try this Cut two from black cardstock, face them toward each other and they form a heart shape for a card.
A plump hen sits on a straw nest with three eggs peeking out, drawn as outlines. Little ones can color the hen and count the eggs.
Try this Change the number of eggs drawn in the nest on each card and let kindergartners write the total.
Matching Each Bird to Its Home
A habitat match game is quick to make. Print the birds, print a few habitat cards, and have kids pair them up.
| Bird | Where it lives | Fun fact for kids |
|---|---|---|
| Owl | Forests and barns | It can turn its head very far around |
| Parrot | Rainforests | It uses its beak like a third foot to climb |
| Flamingo | Shallow lakes and lagoons | Its pink color comes from the food it eats |
| Peacock | Forests and farms in India | Only the males have the long tail |
| Bald eagle | Near rivers and lakes | It builds some of the biggest nests of any bird |
| Hummingbird | Gardens and meadows | It can fly backward |
Add trees and branches from our tree clipart page to build habitat scenes.
Bird Clipart Ideas for Class and Home
- Preschool: The bluebird and the hen make friendly counting and color word cards.
- Grades 1 and 2: Use the crow cards to retell a fable, and the flying bird for spring weather journals.
- Grades 3 to 5: The eagle, peacock and parrot fit national symbol lessons, habitat posters and bird reports.
- Bird watching: Make a backyard tally chart with the cardinal, bluebird and crow, and let kids mark each bird they spot at a feeder.
Pair birds with more woodland friends from the fox and woodland animals clipart set.
Questions people ask
Can I use the bird clipart on this page for free?
Yes. Teachers, parents, scout leaders and students may use these birds at no charge, as long as nothing made with them is being sold. Mentioning where the birds came from is optional. Reselling the PNGs, alone or packed into sets, is off limits. Thinking of putting a bird on merchandise or a paid download? Write to us via Contact and wait for a yes.
Where can I find bird clipart black and white?
Our last bird group offers an eagle outline, a hen outline and two silhouettes, a crow and a swan. The outlines are best for coloring and the silhouettes for cutting.
Do you have owl clipart for a classroom theme?
The retro owl on a branch suits a reading corner, a fall bulletin board or a night animals unit. Print it 3 inches wide for labels or bigger for a door sign.
Is there hen clipart black and white?
Yes, the hen sitting on a nest is an outline you can color. For roosters, chicks and ducks, visit our chicken and duck clipart page.
Which bird clip art works for a thirsty crow story?
Use the crow silhouette dropping a pebble into a pot. Print it with three more simple drawings, the thirsty crow, the pot with low water and the crow drinking, to make a four-step story strip.
Is each bird a transparent PNG?
Yes. Every bird here saves as a clear background PNG at 1000 pixels square, so you can lay it over a sky, a chalkboard or a colored page without a box showing.
