What is a 5-letter bird?

Robin, eagle, finch, heron, goose and raven are five-letter birds.

What is a 6-letter bird?

Parrot, falcon, cuckoo, magpie, canary and puffin each have six letters.

What is a 7-letter bird?

Penguin, sparrow, peacock, ostrich and vulture are seven-letter birds.

Is this birds crossword free to print?

Yes. Generate the birds puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

Can I change the birds clues?

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

Can I make a birds crossword book to sell on KDP?

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Birds crossword

From the garden robin to the soaring eagle, birds come in every shape and colour. This crossword gathers a flock of them for young nature lovers to name from their clues. Keep an eye out for the ones that visit your own garden.

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Clues (one per line, as ANSWER: clue)

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Birds Crossword Medium

Across
4 Powerful bird with a hooked beak and sharp eyes
6 Tall grey bird that fishes in shallow water
8 Pink bird that stands on one leg
10 Clever glossy black bird
12 Colourful bird that can copy words
13 Fast bird of prey that dives on its meal
Down
1 Elegant white water bird with a long neck
2 Black and white bird that cannot fly but swims
3 Small seed-eating songbird
5 Bird that fans a tail of eyed feathers
7 Small brown bird common in towns
9 Garden bird with a red breast
11 Tiny bird with a cocked-up tail

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Birds Crossword · Answers Medium · Solution

Across
4 Powerful bird with a hooked beak and sharp eyes
6 Tall grey bird that fishes in shallow water
8 Pink bird that stands on one leg
10 Clever glossy black bird
12 Colourful bird that can copy words
13 Fast bird of prey that dives on its meal
Down
1 Elegant white water bird with a long neck
2 Black and white bird that cannot fly but swims
3 Small seed-eating songbird
5 Bird that fans a tail of eyed feathers
7 Small brown bird common in towns
9 Garden bird with a red breast
11 Tiny bird with a cocked-up tail

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Clues in this birds crossword

The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.

Powerful bird with a hooked beak and sharp eyes (5 letters)
Garden bird with a red breast (5 letters)
Black and white bird that cannot fly but swims (7 letters)
Colourful bird that can copy words (6 letters)
Night bird that hoots (3 letters)
Small brown bird common in towns (7 letters)
Bird that fans a tail of eyed feathers (7 letters)
Pink bird that stands on one leg (8 letters)
Fast bird of prey that dives on its meal (6 letters)
Elegant white water bird with a long neck (4 letters)
Clever glossy black bird (4 letters)
Tall grey bird that fishes in shallow water (5 letters)
Tiny bird with a cocked-up tail (4 letters)
Small seed-eating songbird (5 letters)

Birds by letter count

Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are birds grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.

Birds grouped by the number of letters in each answer
Letters	Birds
3 letters	Owl, Jay, Emu, Tit, Hen
4 letters	Crow, Wren, Swan, Dove, Duck, Lark, Kiwi, Ibis, Hawk, Rook
5 letters	Robin, Eagle, Finch, Heron, Goose, Raven, Stork, Egret, Quail
6 letters	Parrot, Falcon, Cuckoo, Magpie, Canary, Puffin, Pigeon, Toucan
7 letters	Penguin, Sparrow, Peacock, Ostrich, Vulture, Swallow, Pelican
8 letters	Flamingo, Cardinal, Parakeet, Starling

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What is a 5-letter bird?: Robin, eagle, finch, heron, goose and raven are five-letter birds.
What is a 6-letter bird?: Parrot, falcon, cuckoo, magpie, canary and puffin each have six letters.
What is a 7-letter bird?: Penguin, sparrow, peacock, ostrich and vulture are seven-letter birds.
Is this birds crossword free to print?: Yes. Generate the birds puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
Can I change the birds clues?: Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
Can I make a birds crossword book to sell on KDP?: Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio drafts a clue bank with AI and generates hundreds of graded puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.

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