Birds Word Search
Birds are the only living animals with feathers, and around 11,000 species have been described worldwide. The names gathered here are common ones, familiar enough for younger solvers to work through with an adult.
Birds word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- crow
- duck
- eagle
- owl
- parrot
- penguin
- pigeon
- robin
- sparrow
- swan
Birds word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- crow
- duck
- eagle
- flamingo
- ostrich
- owl
- parrot
- peacock
- pelican
- penguin
- pigeon
- robin
- seagull
- sparrow
- swan
Birds word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bluejay
- cardinal
- crow
- duck
- eagle
- flamingo
- hummingbird
- ostrich
- owl
- parrot
- peacock
- pelican
- penguin
- pigeon
- robin
- seagull
- sparrow
- swan
- toucan
- woodpecker
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Words in the Birds word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- robin
- Small garden bird known for its orange-red breast.
- duck
- Water bird with webbed feet and a flat bill.
- owl
- Night hunter with large forward-facing eyes and silent flight.
- crow
- Glossy black bird that is clever at solving problems.
- swan
- Large white water bird with a very long neck.
- eagle
- Big hunting bird with strong talons and sharp eyesight.
- parrot
- Colourful tropical bird with a curved bill and loud call.
- pigeon
- City bird that can find its way home over long distances.
- penguin
- Flightless seabird that swims using stiff flipper wings.
- sparrow
- Small brown bird often seen near houses and streets.
- seagull
- Coastal bird that scavenges along beaches and harbours.
- peacock
- Male peafowl with a fan of long eyed tail feathers.
- flamingo
- Pink wading bird that feeds with its head upside down.
- ostrich
- Tallest bird alive, too heavy to fly but very fast.
- pelican
- Fish eater with a stretchy pouch under its long bill.
- cardinal
- North American songbird; the male is bright red.
- bluejay
- Noisy blue and white bird that hides acorns for winter.
- toucan
- Rainforest bird with a huge but lightweight bill.
- woodpecker
- Drills into tree bark with its beak to find insects.
- hummingbird
- Tiny bird that hovers at flowers and sips nectar.
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