Printable Bird Coloring Pages (Free PDF)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 19, 2026

Every sheet here is a portrait of one real bird, drawn large, with its name set in bold letters underneath. Not "a parrot" but a particular species of parrot; not "an owl" but the owl you would actually hear at night. The collection mixes backyard regulars with birds most people have only seen on a screen, from feeder songbirds and pond ducks to wading birds, birds of prey, seabirds and the tropical show-offs. The drawings work like a field guide: the bird fills the page, each group of feathers is outlined where it really sits, and the setting is kept to a branch, a rock or a patch of water so the bird stays the subject. Because the name is printed on the sheet, the pages also quietly teach. A child learns to say the species instead of "the stripy one", and an adult finally sorts out the birds that have been visiting the garden for years.

Click any picture and the sheet opens as a PDF in a new tab, ready to print or save. The pages are laid out for US Letter paper and print cleanly on A4 as well. The lines are bold and closed, so they stay crisp on an ordinary home printer and give colored pencils, markers and watercolor pencils a clear edge to work against.

A named bird is best colored true to life, and each caption below says what the species really looks like, so there is nothing to look up. A few habits help across the whole set. Build plumage in layers, lightest shade first, then deepen the color along the feather edges the drawing already gives you. Leave a tiny white glint in each eye untouched: that one spot makes a flat drawing look alive. Keep the background pale or empty, as the sheet already is. And for iridescent feathers, lay down blue first and drag a little green over it, so the two colors shimmer against each other.

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Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Red from crest to tail, with a black mask around the bill, like a bandit who gave up on subtlety. That is the male Northern Cardinal; the female is warm brown with red touches. Give him a coral-orange bill and leave the berries for last. — Red from crest to tail, with a black mask around the bill, like a bandit who gave up on subtlety. That is the male Northern Cardinal; the female is warm brown with red touches. Give him a coral-orange bill and leave the berries for last.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Standing on one leg saves heat, though scientists still argue about the details. The pink of an American Flamingo comes from the shrimp and algae it filters with that bent bill. Coral pink body, black wing edges, a pale bill tipped black. — Standing on one leg saves heat, though scientists still argue about the details. The pink of an American Flamingo comes from the shrimp and algae it filters with that bent bill. Coral pink body, black wing edges, a pale bill tipped black.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - In summer the male American Goldfinch is lemon yellow with a black cap and black wings; by winter he fades to olive and few people recognize him. The sunflower fits: this finch lives on seeds. Add thin white bars across each wing. — In summer the male American Goldfinch is lemon yellow with a black cap and black wings; by winter he fades to olive and few people recognize him. The sunflower fits: this finch lives on seeds. Add thin white bars across each wing.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Despite the name, the American Robin is a thrush, and it hunts lawns in short runs, stopping to tilt its head before pulling up a worm. Brick-orange breast, gray-brown back, yellow bill. Keep the thin ring around the eye white. — Despite the name, the American Robin is a thrush, and it hunts lawns in short runs, stopping to tilt its head before pulling up a worm. Brick-orange breast, gray-brown back, yellow bill. Keep the thin ring around the eye white.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The striped bill is seasonal: its bright outer plates grow for the nesting months and are shed afterwards. An Atlantic Puffin can carry ten small fish crosswise at once. Black back, white front, orange feet, and pink for the sea thrift beside it. — The striped bill is seasonal: its bright outer plates grow for the nesting months and are shed afterwards. An Atlantic Puffin can carry ten small fish crosswise at once. Black back, white front, orange feet, and pink for the sea thrift beside it.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Young Bald Eagles are mottled brown all over and earn the white head only after four or five years. The adult on this stump has a dark chocolate body, white head and tail, yellow bill and feet. Save your darkest brown for the wings. — Young Bald Eagles are mottled brown all over and earn the white head only after four or five years. The adult on this stump has a dark chocolate body, white head and tail, yellow bill and feet. Save your darkest brown for the wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Strangely, the blue of a Blue Jay is not a pigment: the feather structure scatters light, and a crushed feather looks gray. Blue above, white below, a black necklace, black bars on wings and tail. The oak leaves suit a bird that buries acorns. — Strangely, the blue of a Blue Jay is not a pigment: the feather structure scatters light, and a crushed feather looks gray. Blue above, white below, a black necklace, black bars on wings and tail. The oak leaves suit a bird that buries acorns.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The largest living bird is also the only one with two toes on each foot. A male Common Ostrich is black with white plumes on the wings and tail; the female is gray-brown. Pinkish neck and legs, and the huge eye deserves care. — The largest living bird is also the only one with two toes on each foot. A male Common Ostrich is black with white plumes on the wings and tail; the female is gray-brown. Pinkish neck and legs, and the huge eye deserves care.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Taller than a kitchen counter, the male spends the Antarctic winter balancing an egg on his feet. Emperor Penguins wear a black head and back, a white belly and golden ear patches fading to yellow on the chest. A quick, open page. — Taller than a kitchen counter, the male spends the Antarctic winter balancing an egg on his feet. Emperor Penguins wear a black head and back, a white belly and golden ear patches fading to yellow on the chest. A quick, open page.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Those tufts are feathers; the real ears hide under the facial disc. A Great Horned Owl is mottled brown and gray, with a rusty face, a white throat patch and yellow eyes. Detailed: work the barring in short strokes rather than solid fills. — Those tufts are feathers; the real ears hide under the facial disc. A Great Horned Owl is mottled brown and gray, with a rusty face, a white throat patch and yellow eyes. Detailed: work the barring in short strokes rather than solid fills.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - A cuckoo that would rather sprint than fly, at about twenty miles an hour. The Greater Roadrunner is streaked brown and white, with a shaggy crest and a patch of skin behind the eye shading from blue to orange. Soft green for the cactus. — A cuckoo that would rather sprint than fly, at about twenty miles an hour. The Greater Roadrunner is streaked brown and white, with a shaggy crest and a patch of skin behind the eye shading from blue to orange. Soft green for the cactus.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - That long train is not the tail: the eyed plumes grow from the back and rest on a short tail hidden underneath. A male Indian Peafowl has a metallic blue neck, a fan-shaped crest and a green-bronze train. Detailed; the eyespots are the fun. — That long train is not the tail: the eyed plumes grow from the back and rest on a short tail hidden underneath. A male Indian Peafowl has a metallic blue neck, a fan-shaped crest and a green-bronze train. Detailed; the eyespots are the fun.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Glossy green head, thin white collar, chestnut breast, gray body, yellow bill and one curl of black feathers over the tail: the Mallard drake. The female is mottled brown so she vanishes on the nest. Blend a touch of blue into the green. — Glossy green head, thin white collar, chestnut breast, gray body, yellow bill and one curl of black feathers over the tail: the Mallard drake. The female is mottled brown so she vanishes on the nest. Blend a touch of blue into the green.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Nobody quite believes in the Roseate Spoonbill until they see one. It wades with its flat bill half open, sweeping side to side to find food by touch. Pale pink body, deep carmine on the shoulders, a bare greenish head and reddish legs. — Nobody quite believes in the Roseate Spoonbill until they see one. It wades with its flat bill half open, sweeping side to side to find food by touch. Pale pink body, deep carmine on the shoulders, a bare greenish head and reddish legs.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Weighing about as much as a penny, it still crosses the Gulf of Mexico in one flight. The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has an emerald back, white underparts and a throat that flares red in the light. Save your brightest red for it. — Weighing about as much as a penny, it still crosses the Gulf of Mexico in one flight. The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has an emerald back, white underparts and a throat that flares red in the light. Save your brightest red for it.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Each wing runs red, then yellow, then blue, and the bare white face sits above a bill pale on top and black below. Scarlet Macaws pair for life and in captivity can live past fifty. Detailed in the wing; take it feather by feather. — Each wing runs red, then yellow, then blue, and the bare white face sits above a bill pale on top and black below. Scarlet Macaws pair for life and in captivity can live past fifty. Detailed in the wing; take it feather by feather.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Mostly white, which sounds easy until you notice the dark marks. Females and young birds carry plenty of them; old males fade almost to pure white. The Snowy Owl hunts in daylight through the Arctic summer. Bright yellow eyes, faint gray for the bars. — Mostly white, which sounds easy until you notice the dark marks. Females and young birds carry plenty of them; old males fade almost to pure white. The Snowy Owl hunts in daylight through the Arctic summer. Bright yellow eyes, faint gray for the bars.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Huge but nearly weightless, the bill is a honeycomb of bone that the Toco Toucan uses to shed heat. Black body, white throat, an orange bill with a black spot at the tip, and bare orange skin around a blue eye ring. — Huge but nearly weightless, the bill is a honeycomb of bone that the Toco Toucan uses to shed heat. Black body, white throat, an orange bill with a black spot at the tip, and bare orange skin around a blue eye ring.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Fanned out and strutting, so this is a tom, and the hens are nearby pretending not to notice. A Wild Turkey is bronze with a green and copper sheen, a barred fan tipped in chestnut and a red head. Every feather is drawn. — Fanned out and strutting, so this is a tom, and the hens are nearby pretending not to notice. A Wild Turkey is bronze with a green and copper sheen, a barred fan tipped in chestnut and a red head. Every feather is drawn.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Ducklings of this species leap from their tree-hole nest the day after hatching. The drake Wood Duck looks painted: a green and purple crested head with white stripes, a red eye, a chestnut breast flecked white and buff sides. Keep those white stripes crisp. — Ducklings of this species leap from their tree-hole nest the day after hatching. The drake Wood Duck looks painted: a green and purple crested head with white stripes, a red eye, a chestnut breast flecked white and buff sides. Keep those white stripes crisp.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Crows remember human faces for years and teach their young which people to scold. An American Crow is black all over, but not flat black: lay deep blue or purple first, then black on top, and the feathers get their sheen back. — Crows remember human faces for years and teach their young which people to scold. An American Crow is black all over, but not flat black: lay deep blue or purple first, then black on top, and the feathers get their sheen back.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Flame orange and black were the colors on Lord Baltimore's coat of arms, which is how a songbird ended up named after a lord. The male Baltimore Oriole weaves a hanging nest like a woven sock. Add one white bar on each black wing. — Flame orange and black were the colors on Lord Baltimore's coat of arms, which is how a songbird ended up named after a lord. The male Baltimore Oriole weaves a hanging nest like a woven sock. Add one white bar on each black wing.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Rare among birds, the female is the more colorful one: she wears an extra rusty band under the blue. A Belted Kingfisher is slate blue above and white below, with a ragged crest and a white collar. Add the rust band to make her. — Rare among birds, the female is the more colorful one: she wears an extra rusty band under the blue. A Belted Kingfisher is slate blue above and white below, with a ragged crest and a white collar. Add the rust band to make her.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Every extra "dee" in its call means a bigger threat nearby. The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds in thousands of spots and remembers them. Black cap and bib, white cheeks, soft gray back, warm buff along the sides. — Every extra "dee" in its call means a bigger threat nearby. The Black-capped Chickadee hides seeds in thousands of spots and remembers them. Black cap and bib, white cheeks, soft gray back, warm buff along the sides.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Unlike most pelicans, this one fishes by folding its wings and diving straight into the sea from high above. A breeding Brown Pelican has a white and yellow head, a dark chestnut neck and a silver-gray body. Color the pouch a muddy olive. — Unlike most pelicans, this one fishes by folding its wings and diving straight into the sea from high above. A breeding Brown Pelican has a white and yellow head, a dark chestnut neck and a silver-gray body. Color the pouch a muddy olive.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Pet shops sell them in every color, but a wild Budgerigar from inland Australia is green with a yellow face. Black wavy bars cover the head and back, a row of black dots runs across the throat, and each cheek has a violet patch. — Pet shops sell them in every color, but a wild Budgerigar from inland Australia is green with a yellow face. Black wavy bars cover the head and back, a row of black dots runs across the throat, and each cheek has a violet patch.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - That curled plume on the forehead seems to be a single feather and is actually a bundle of six. A male California Quail has a blue-gray breast, a scaled belly, a black face outlined in white and a chestnut cap. Brown for the wings. — That curled plume on the forehead seems to be a single feather and is actually a bundle of six. A male California Quail has a blue-gray breast, a scaled belly, a black face outlined in white and a chestnut cap. Brown for the wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Geese flying in a V take turns at the point, where the air is hardest to push through. A Canada Goose has a black head and neck, a white chinstrap, a lighter breast and a gray-brown body. Light, easy shapes; a good warm-up page. — Geese flying in a V take turns at the point, where the air is hardest to push through. A Canada Goose has a black head and neck, a white chinstrap, a lighter breast and a gray-brown body. Light, easy shapes; a good warm-up page.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The name comes from tiny red tips on the wing feathers that look like drops of sealing wax. A Cedar Waxwing is sleek fawn-brown with a black mask, a soft crest and a yellow-tipped tail. Red for the berries too. — The name comes from tiny red tips on the wing feathers that look like drops of sealing wax. A Cedar Waxwing is sleek fawn-brown with a black mask, a soft crest and a yellow-tipped tail. Red for the berries too.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Watch the crest: up means curious, flat means annoyed. The Cockatiel is the smallest of the cockatoos, gray in the wild with a white patch on each wing, a yellow face and a round orange spot on the cheek. — Watch the crest: up means curious, flat means annoyed. The Cockatiel is the smallest of the cockatoos, gray in the wild with a white patch on each wing, a yellow face and a round orange spot on the cheek.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Bluebirds became scarce across the East, and they came back because people put up nest boxes for them. The male Eastern Bluebird is bright blue above, rusty orange on the throat and breast, white on the belly. Pale pink for the blossom. — Bluebirds became scarce across the East, and they came back because people put up nest boxes for them. The male Eastern Bluebird is bright blue above, rusty orange on the throat and breast, white on the belly. Pale pink for the blossom.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Once the female lays, she leaves; the male sits on the dark green eggs for about eight weeks and barely eats. The Emu is shaggy gray-brown, its loose feathers almost hairlike, with blue-tinged skin on the neck. Short strokes work best for the plumage. — Once the female lays, she leaves; the male sits on the dark green eggs for about eight weeks and barely eats. The Emu is shaggy gray-brown, its loose feathers almost hairlike, with blue-tinged skin on the neck. Short strokes work best for the plumage.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Patience is the whole hunting method: stand in the shallows without moving, then strike. A Great Blue Heron is blue-gray, with a white face, a black stripe above the eye that ends in plumes, and a yellow dagger of a bill. — Patience is the whole hunting method: stand in the shallows without moving, then strike. A Great Blue Heron is blue-gray, with a white face, a black stripe above the eye that ends in plumes, and a yellow dagger of a bill.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Australia's alarm clock: a family of Laughing Kookaburras calls together at dawn to tell the neighbors whose trees these are. The largest kingfisher, it eats snakes and lizards, not fish. Cream head, dark brown eye stripe, brown wings, a rusty tail barred black. — Australia's alarm clock: a family of Laughing Kookaburras calls together at dawn to tell the neighbors whose trees these are. The largest kingfisher, it eats snakes and lizards, not fish. Cream head, dark brown eye stripe, brown wings, a rusty tail barred black.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Its wings whistle as it bursts into flight, and its soft cooing gave the bird a sad name. The Mourning Dove is gray-brown with a pinkish breast, black spots on the wing and a small black mark under the eye. Blue for the eye ring. — Its wings whistle as it bursts into flight, and its soft cooing gave the bird a sad name. The Mourning Dove is gray-brown with a pinkish breast, black spots on the wing and a small black mark under the eye. Blue for the eye ring.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - In a hunting dive it passes two hundred miles an hour, the fastest any animal moves. A Peregrine Falcon has a slate-gray back, a black helmet with a thick mustache stripe, pale barred underparts and yellow feet. Detailed on the chest. — In a hunting dive it passes two hundred miles an hour, the fastest any animal moves. A Peregrine Falcon has a slate-gray back, a black helmet with a thick mustache stripe, pale barred underparts and yellow feet. Detailed on the chest.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Crow-sized and loud, it chisels deep rectangular holes into dead trees, and other birds move into them afterwards. A Pileated Woodpecker is black with a flaming red crest and white stripes down the face and neck; the male adds a red mustache. — Crow-sized and loud, it chisels deep rectangular holes into dead trees, and other birds move into them afterwards. A Pileated Woodpecker is black with a flaming red crest and white stripes down the face and neck; the male adds a red mustache.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - A bird of prey on stilt legs, it hunts snakes by stamping on them, faster than you can blink. The Secretarybird is ash gray with black flight feathers, black thighs, an orange-red face and a crest of long black-tipped quills. Detailed in the wings. — A bird of prey on stilt legs, it hunts snakes by stamping on them, faster than you can blink. The Secretarybird is ash gray with black flight feathers, black thighs, an orange-red face and a crest of long black-tipped quills. Detailed in the wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - It can stand without moving for hours, and then the bill does the work: wide as a clog and sharp at the hook. A Shoebill is blue-gray from head to toe, with a yellowish bill speckled darker. Try several grays for the feathers. — It can stand without moving for hours, and then the bill does the work: wide as a clog and sharp at the hook. A Shoebill is blue-gray from head to toe, with a yellowish bill speckled darker. Try several grays for the feathers.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - In Sydney these cockatoos have learned to flip open garbage bin lids, and they teach the trick to each other. The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is white with a yellow crest, a black bill and a pale yellow wash under the wings. Leave most of it white. — In Sydney these cockatoos have learned to flip open garbage bin lids, and they teach the trick to each other. The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is white with a yellow crest, a black bill and a pale yellow wash under the wings. Leave most of it white.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - That thin, upturned bill is a scythe: the American Avocet swings it through shallow water and feels for shrimp and insects. In breeding season the head and neck turn cinnamon, the back is boldly black and white, and the legs are blue-gray. — That thin, upturned bill is a scythe: the American Avocet swings it through shallow water and feels for shrimp and insects. In breeding season the head and neck turn cinnamon, the back is boldly black and white, and the legs are blue-gray.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The heart-shaped face is a dish for sound and the ears sit at different heights, so an American Barn Owl can catch a mouse in total darkness. Golden buff and soft gray on the back, a white face, black eyes. Dot the speckles last. — The heart-shaped face is a dish for sound and the ears sit at different heights, so an American Barn Owl can catch a mouse in total darkness. Golden buff and soft gray on the back, a white face, black eyes. Dot the speckles last.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Smallest falcon in North America, and the one that hovers over a field like a kite on a string. A male American Kestrel has blue-gray wings, a rusty back and tail with a black band near the tip, and two black stripes down each cheek. — Smallest falcon in North America, and the one that hovers over a field like a kite on a string. A male American Kestrel has blue-gray wings, a rusty back and tail with a black band near the tip, and two black stripes down each cheek.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Barn Swallows have nested beside people for so long that hardly any still use caves; the mud cup goes under eaves, bridges and barn beams. Steel blue back, rusty red throat, cinnamon belly. Draw out the forked tail in the darkest blue. — Barn Swallows have nested beside people for so long that hardly any still use caves; the mud cup goes under eaves, bridges and barn beams. Steel blue back, rusty red throat, cinnamon belly. Draw out the forked tail in the darkest blue.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Skimmers are the only birds with a lower bill longer than the upper, and they fish by flying low with it slicing the water. A Black Skimmer is black above and white below, with red legs and a red bill tipped black. — Skimmers are the only birds with a lower bill longer than the upper, and they fish by flying low with it slicing the water. A Black Skimmer is black above and white below, with red legs and a red bill tipped black.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Disturb a family in their burrow and the young answer with a hiss that sounds remarkably like a rattlesnake. The Burrowing Owl hunts by day on long legs: sandy brown with white spots, white eyebrows, bright yellow eyes. Tan for the burrow mound. — Disturb a family in their burrow and the young answer with a hiss that sounds remarkably like a rattlesnake. The Burrowing Owl hunts by day on long legs: sandy brown with white spots, white eyebrows, bright yellow eyes. Tan for the burrow mound.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Small enough to hold in a closed hand, loud enough to fill the neighborhood: teakettle, teakettle, teakettle. The Carolina Wren is rusty brown above and warm buff below, with a bold white eyebrow. Barred tail held high; go darker on each bar. — Small enough to hold in a closed hand, loud enough to fill the neighborhood: teakettle, teakettle, teakettle. The Carolina Wren is rusty brown above and warm buff below, with a bold white eyebrow. Barred tail held high; go darker on each bar.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Its legs sit so far back that the Common Loon can barely walk on land, yet underwater it chases fish deeper than most divers go. Black head glossed green, a striped white necklace, a checkered back and a red eye. Detailed in the back. — Its legs sit so far back that the Common Loon can barely walk on land, yet underwater it chases fish deeper than most divers go. Black head glossed green, a striped white necklace, a checkered back and a red eye. Detailed in the back.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Unusually for a crane, it roosts in trees, and in courtship it bows, leaps and dances. The Grey Crowned Crane wears a crown of stiff golden bristles, white cheeks and a red throat wattle. Gray neck and body, white and gold on the wings. — Unusually for a crane, it roosts in trees, and in courtship it bows, leaps and dances. The Grey Crowned Crane wears a crown of stiff golden bristles, white cheeks and a red throat wattle. Gray neck and body, white and gold on the wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Those two orange fins on the back are real feathers, raised like sails when the drake shows off. A Mandarin Duck has orange whisker plumes, a white stripe behind the eye, a purple breast barred white and tawny sides. The female stays gray. — Those two orange fins on the back are real feathers, raised like sails when the drake shows off. A Mandarin Duck has orange whisker plumes, a white stripe behind the eye, a purple breast barred white and tawny sides. The female stays gray.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - A woodpecker that would rather eat on the ground, licking up ants with a long sticky tongue. The Northern Flicker is barred brown on the back, buff with round black spots below, with a black crescent on the chest. Eastern birds flash yellow underneath. — A woodpecker that would rather eat on the ground, licking up ants with a long sticky tongue. The Northern Flicker is barred brown on the back, buff with round black spots below, with a black crescent on the chest. Eastern birds flash yellow underneath.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - French settlers called it the nonpareil, the bird without equal, and the male still earns the name. A Painted Bunting has a blue head, a red eye ring, a lime-green back and red underparts. The female is plain green all over, so pick one. — French settlers called it the nonpareil, the bird without equal, and the male still earns the name. A Painted Bunting has a blue head, a red eye ring, a lime-green back and red underparts. The female is plain green all over, so pick one.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Grasshoppers caught in summer get wedged alive into cracks in the bark and saved for later. A Red-headed Woodpecker has an entirely crimson head, a white body and a black back with big white wing patches: three bold colors in large clean blocks. — Grasshoppers caught in summer get wedged alive into cracks in the bark and saved for later. A Red-headed Woodpecker has an entirely crimson head, a white body and a black back with big white wing patches: three bold colors in large clean blocks.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Whenever an eagle screams in a film, the voice almost always belongs to this hawk. A Red-tailed Hawk is brown on top, pale on the chest, streaked across the belly and, in adults, brick-red in the tail. Plenty of feather detail on the wings. — Whenever an eagle screams in a film, the voice almost always belongs to this hawk. A Red-tailed Hawk is brown on top, pale on the chest, streaked across the belly and, in adults, brick-red in the tail. Plenty of feather detail on the wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Sandhill Cranes paint themselves: they rub iron-rich mud into their gray feathers and turn rusty brown. Color the bird soft gray, add patches of rust over the back and wings, and finish with the bare red forehead. — Sandhill Cranes paint themselves: they rub iron-rich mud into their gray feathers and turn rusty brown. Color the bird soft gray, add patches of rust over the back and wings, and finish with the bare red forehead.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Brilliant red, yet hard to spot: the male spends the summer high in the canopy of oak woods. A Scarlet Tanager is a solid, glowing red with jet black wings and tail. Leave the acorn and oak leaves for a calm brown and green. — Brilliant red, yet hard to spot: the male spends the summer high in the canopy of oak woods. A Scarlet Tanager is a solid, glowing red with jet black wings and tail. Leave the acorn and oak leaves for a calm brown and green.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Nearly gone a century ago, North America's largest waterfowl has since been brought back. A Trumpeter Swan is pure white with a black bill and black legs. Shade the white with faint blue-gray so the feathers keep their shape. — Nearly gone a century ago, North America's largest waterfowl has since been brought back. A Trumpeter Swan is pure white with a black bill and black legs. Shade the white with faint blue-gray so the feathers keep their shape.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - For its nest lining, this small bird will pluck fur straight from a sleeping raccoon, a dog or occasionally a person. The Tufted Titmouse has a gray crest and back, white underparts and rusty-peach flanks. A black dot above the bill. — For its nest lining, this small bird will pluck fur straight from a sleeping raccoon, a dog or occasionally a person. The Tufted Titmouse has a gray crest and back, white underparts and rusty-peach flanks. A black dot above the bill.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - A rare pigment from the insects it eats gives this tanager its red face. A male Western Tanager is bright yellow with a red-orange head, a black back and black wings with two pale wing bars. Blend orange where red meets yellow. — A rare pigment from the insects it eats gives this tanager its red face. A male Western Tanager is bright yellow with a red-orange head, a black back and black wings with two pale wing bars. Blend orange where red meets yellow.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Upside down is normal here: nuthatches walk headfirst down tree trunks, finding insects other birds miss. The White-breasted Nuthatch has a blue-gray back, a black cap, a white face and breast and a chestnut patch under the tail. Finish with the acorn. — Upside down is normal here: nuthatches walk headfirst down tree trunks, finding insects other birds miss. The White-breasted Nuthatch has a blue-gray back, a black cap, a white face and breast and a chestnut patch under the tail. Finish with the acorn.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - One African Grey in a long-running study learned to name colors, shapes and materials, and to say when two objects were the same. Scalloped gray feathers, paler on the head, a white mask around the eye and a black bill. The tail is bright red. — One African Grey in a long-running study learned to name colors, shapes and materials, and to say when two objects were the same. Scalloped gray feathers, paler on the head, a white mask around the eye and a black bill. The tail is bright red.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Sailors once called it the jackass penguin, because its call sounds just like a braying donkey. Black back, white front, a black band across the chest and a scatter of black spots unique to each bird. Pink skin above the eye keeps it cool. — Sailors once called it the jackass penguin, because its call sounds just like a braying donkey. Black back, white front, a black band across the chest and a scatter of black spots unique to each bird. Pink skin above the eye keeps it cool.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Males gather at dawn in the forest and bow, hop and squawk together to impress a watching female. The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is blazing orange-red, with a half-moon crest that hides the bill. Black wings and tail; pale gray on the folded wing. — Males gather at dawn in the forest and bow, hop and squawk together to impress a watching female. The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is blazing orange-red, with a half-moon crest that hides the bill. Black wings and tail; pale gray on the folded wing.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Flocks crowd onto riverbanks to eat clay, which seems to supply salt missing from their diet of seeds and fruit. A Blue-and-yellow Macaw is turquoise above and golden yellow below, with a green forehead, a bare white face and a black bar under the chin. — Flocks crowd onto riverbanks to eat clay, which seems to supply salt missing from their diet of seeds and fruit. A Blue-and-yellow Macaw is turquoise above and golden yellow below, with a green forehead, a bare white face and a black bar under the chin.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Japanese engineers shaped the nose of a bullet train after this bill, so the train could leave tunnels without a boom. The Common Kingfisher is electric blue above, orange below, with white patches on the throat and neck. Bright red feet. — Japanese engineers shaped the nose of a bullet train after this bill, so the train could leave tunnels without a boom. The Common Kingfisher is electric blue above, orange below, with white patches on the throat and neck. Bright red feet.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Named for its soft call, oop-oop-oop, and quick to raise that crest like a folding fan. A Eurasian Hoopoe is cinnamon pink with boldly barred black and white wings and tail; the crest feathers are tipped black. Leave the white bars clean. — Named for its soft call, oop-oop-oop, and quick to raise that crest like a folding fan. A Eurasian Hoopoe is cinnamon pink with boldly barred black and white wings and tail; the crest feathers are tipped black. Leave the white bars clean.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Before swallowing a bee, it beats the insect against a branch to knock out the sting. The European Bee-eater is chestnut on the crown and back, with a golden throat, a black mask, a turquoise belly and a red eye. A whole paint box. — Before swallowing a bee, it beats the insect against a branch to knock out the sting. The European Bee-eater is chestnut on the crown and back, with a golden throat, a black mask, a turquoise belly and a red eye. A whole paint box.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Settlers in America named their own red-breasted thrush after this little robin from home. The European Robin follows gardeners for the worms a spade turns up. Orange face and breast, a blue-gray edge around it, olive-brown back, white belly. — Settlers in America named their own red-breasted thrush after this little robin from home. The European Robin follows gardeners for the worms a spade turns up. Orange face and breast, a blue-gray edge around it, olive-brown back, white belly.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Nesting means staying in: the female seals herself into a tree hole with mud and the male feeds her through a slit. The Great Hornbill has a yellow bill and casque, a black face, a white neck and a white tail with one black band. — Nesting means staying in: the female seals herself into a tree hole with mud and the male feeds her through a slit. The Great Hornbill has a yellow bill and casque, a black face, a white neck and a white tail with one black band.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Farmers keep guineafowl as tick hunters and as loud alarm bells for anything that comes near. A Helmeted Guineafowl is slate gray covered in white dots, with a bare blue face, red wattles and a bony helmet. Color around the dots; they stay white. Detailed. — Farmers keep guineafowl as tick hunters and as loud alarm bells for anything that comes near. A Helmeted Guineafowl is slate gray covered in white dots, with a bare blue face, red wattles and a bony helmet. Color around the dots; they stay white. Detailed.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Wherever people built towns, this sparrow moved in, and it now lives on every continent except Antarctica. The male House Sparrow has a gray crown, a chestnut nape, white cheeks and a black bib; a bigger bib means a higher rank. Streaky brown back. — Wherever people built towns, this sparrow moved in, and it now lives on every continent except Antarctica. The male House Sparrow has a gray crown, a chestnut nape, white cheeks and a black bib; a bigger bib means a higher rank. Streaky brown back.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The only bird with nostrils at the very tip of its bill, so it can sniff out worms underground at night. A North Island Brown Kiwi lays an egg about a fifth of her own weight. Brown streaked plumage, pale bill, long whiskers. — The only bird with nostrils at the very tip of its bill, so it can sniff out worms underground at night. A North Island Brown Kiwi lays an egg about a fifth of her own weight. Brown streaked plumage, pale bill, long whiskers.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - A single male may know two hundred songs, borrowed from other birds, frogs and the odd car alarm, and he sings them at night too. The Northern Mockingbird is ash-gray with darker wings. Leave white patches on the wings and outer tail. — A single male may know two hundred songs, borrowed from other birds, frogs and the odd car alarm, and he sings them at night too. The Northern Mockingbird is ash-gray with darker wings. Leave white patches on the wings and outer tail.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Its tongue ends in a tiny brush for mopping nectar and pollen out of blossoms. The Rainbow Lorikeet earns its name: a blue head, an orange-red breast barred dark, a green back and wings, a violet belly, an orange bill. Gum flowers in cream. — Its tongue ends in a tiny brush for mopping nectar and pollen out of blossoms. The Rainbow Lorikeet earns its name: a blue head, an orange-red breast barred dark, a green back and wings, a violet belly, an orange bill. Gum flowers in cream.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Every chicken in the world descends from this wild fowl of Asian forests. A Red Junglefowl rooster has a red comb and wattles, a golden-orange cape, dark underparts and a sweeping tail glossed metallic green. Detailed, down to each hackle. — Every chicken in the world descends from this wild fowl of Asian forests. A Red Junglefowl rooster has a red comb and wattles, a golden-orange cape, dark underparts and a sweeping tail glossed metallic green. Detailed, down to each hackle.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - The male's green tail streamers grow longer than his whole body. It swallows small wild avocados whole and brings up the pit later. The Resplendent Quetzal is shimmering emerald with a crimson belly, a yellow bill and a soft, rounded crest. — The male's green tail streamers grow longer than his whole body. It swallows small wild avocados whole and brings up the pit later. The Resplendent Quetzal is shimmering emerald with a crimson belly, a yellow bill and a soft, rounded crest.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Town pigeons come from wild doves that nested on sea cliffs, which is why window ledges suit them so well. A Rock Pigeon is blue-gray with two black bars on each wing and an orange eye. Layer green over purple on the neck. — Town pigeons come from wild doves that nested on sea cliffs, which is why window ledges suit them so well. A Rock Pigeon is blue-gray with two black bars on each wing and an orange eye. Layer green over purple on the neck.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Some rainforest trees rely on the cassowary to swallow their fruit and plant the seeds far away. The Southern Cassowary has coarse black plumage, a tall horn-colored casque, a bright blue neck and a pair of red wattles. Long strokes for the shaggy feathers. — Some rainforest trees rely on the cassowary to swallow their fruit and plant the seeds far away. The Southern Cassowary has coarse black plumage, a tall horn-colored casque, a bright blue neck and a pair of red wattles. Long strokes for the shaggy feathers.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - It imitates the scream of a hawk so well that other birds clear the feeder for it. A Steller's Jay has a charcoal head and tall crest, then deep blue wings and tail barred black. Add faint blue streaks on the forehead. — It imitates the scream of a hawk so well that other birds clear the feeder for it. A Steller's Jay has a charcoal head and tall crest, then deep blue wings and tail barred black. Add faint blue streaks on the forehead.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - About the size of a hen, this is one of the largest pigeons alive, and each crest feather ends in a lacy fan. A Victoria Crowned Pigeon is soft blue-gray with a maroon breast and a red eye; tip every crest fan in white. — About the size of a hen, this is one of the largest pigeons alive, and each crest feather ends in a lacy fan. A Victoria Crowned Pigeon is soft blue-gray with a maroon breast and a red eye; tip every crest fan in white.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Speed matters with oysters: the bill slips between the open halves and cuts the muscle before the shell can snap shut. An American Oystercatcher has a black head, a brown back, a white belly and pale pink legs. Make the bill vivid orange-red. — Speed matters with oysters: the bill slips between the open halves and cuts the muscle before the shell can snap shut. An American Oystercatcher has a black head, a brown back, a white belly and pale pink legs. Make the bill vivid orange-red.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - This pelican never dives; instead a flock swims in a line, herds fish into the shallows and scoops them up together. White with black flight feathers, an orange bill and pouch, orange legs. Shade the white plumage with the lightest gray. — This pelican never dives; instead a flock swims in a line, herds fish into the shallows and scoops them up together. White with black flight feathers, an orange bill and pouch, orange legs. Shade the white plumage with the lightest gray.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Swimming with only its neck above water, it looks so much like a snake that people call it the snakebird. Its feathers soak through, so afterwards it perches with wings spread to dry. Glossy black, with silvery streaks across the back and wings. — Swimming with only its neck above water, it looks so much like a snake that people call it the snakebird. Its feathers soak through, so afterwards it perches with wings spread to dry. Glossy black, with silvery streaks across the back and wings.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - No animal migrates farther: each year this tern flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back, chasing summer at both ends. The Arctic Tern is pale gray with a black cap, a blood-red bill and short red legs. White for the tail streamers. — No animal migrates farther: each year this tern flies from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back, chasing summer at both ends. The Arctic Tern is pale gray with a black cap, a blood-red bill and short red legs. White for the tail streamers.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - By the late eighties only twenty-seven condors were left, and every one was caught for a breeding program; today hundreds fly free again. The California Condor is black with white patches under the wings. Blend pink and orange on the bare head. — By the late eighties only twenty-seven condors were left, and every one was caught for a breeding program; today hundreds fly free again. The California Condor is black with white patches under the wings. Blend pink and orange on the bare head.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Smallest of North American woodpeckers, it props itself on stiff tail feathers, a built-in stool. A Downy Woodpecker has a white stripe down the back, wings checkered black and white and a striped face. Males add a red patch on the back of the head. — Smallest of North American woodpeckers, it props itself on stiff tail feathers, a built-in stool. A Downy Woodpecker has a white stripe down the back, wings checkered black and white and a striped face. Males add a red patch on the back of the head.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Most ducks keep to calm ponds, but this one breeds on rushing mountain streams and winters in pounding surf. The drake Harlequin Duck is slate blue with chestnut sides. Leave each white spot and stripe clean, then outline them in black. — Most ducks keep to calm ponds, but this one breeds on rushing mountain streams and winters in pounding surf. The drake Harlequin Duck is slate blue with chestnut sides. Leave each white spot and stripe clean, then outline them in black.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Raised, the crest spreads into a half-moon and flashes a big white patch framed in black. A drake Hooded Merganser has a golden eye, a black back, a white chest with black bars and chestnut sides. The thin bill is serrated for gripping prey. — Raised, the crest spreads into a half-moon and flashes a big white patch framed in black. A drake Hooded Merganser has a golden eye, a black back, a white chest with black bars and chestnut sides. The thin bill is serrated for gripping prey.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - How red a male turns depends on what he eats, and females tend to choose the reddest one. A House Finch male has a red head and breast over a brown, streaky body; females are brown all over. Streak the belly in thin lines. — How red a male turns depends on what he eats, and females tend to choose the reddest one. A House Finch male has a red head and breast over a brown, streaky body; females are brown all over. Streak the belly in thin lines.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Young Indigo Buntings learn the night sky and migrate by the stars, as a planetarium experiment showed. The male is deep blue, darker on the head, with wings edged in black. Females are plain brown, so this page is about the blue. — Young Indigo Buntings learn the night sky and migrate by the stars, as a planetarium experiment showed. The male is deep blue, darker on the head, with wings edged in black. Females are plain brown, so this page is about the blue.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Come too close to the nest and a Killdeer limps away dragging one wing as if it were broken, leading you off; then it flies. Named for its call, kill-deer. Brown back, white front, two black bands across the chest, a red eye ring. — Come too close to the nest and a Killdeer limps away dragging one wing as if it were broken, leading you off; then it flies. Named for its call, kill-deer. Brown back, white front, two black bands across the chest, a red eye ring.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Its huge spoon of a bill has comb-toothed edges that strain tiny food from the shallows, and flocks often swim in tight circles to stir it up. A Northern Shoveler drake has a green head, a yellow eye, a white breast and chestnut sides. — Its huge spoon of a bill has comb-toothed edges that strain tiny food from the shallows, and flocks often swim in tight circles to stir it up. A Northern Shoveler drake has a green head, a yellow eye, a white breast and chestnut sides.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - When a cowbird slips an egg into its nest, this warbler often builds a new floor right over it. The song sounds like sweet, sweet, I'm so sweet. A male Northern Yellow Warbler is egg-yolk yellow; add thin red streaks across the breast. — When a cowbird slips an egg into its nest, this warbler often builds a new floor right over it. The song sounds like sweet, sweet, I'm so sweet. A male Northern Yellow Warbler is egg-yolk yellow; add thin red streaks across the breast.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - It hits the water feet first, its outer toe swinging backward to grip a fish two forward, two back. The Osprey is brown above and white below, with a dark stripe through the yellow eye. Barred tail in light and deep brown. — It hits the water feet first, its outer toe swinging backward to grip a fish two forward, two back. The Osprey is brown above and white below, with a dark stripe through the yellow eye. Barred tail in light and deep brown.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Red and yellow shoulder badges are the male's flags: he puffs them up to warn rivals, or tucks them away to keep the peace. The Red-winged Blackbird is the loudest voice of the cattail marsh. Inky black elsewhere; red first, then a yellow edge. — Red and yellow shoulder badges are the male's flags: he puffs them up to warn rivals, or tucks them away to keep the peace. The Red-winged Blackbird is the loudest voice of the cattail marsh. Inky black elsewhere; red first, then a yellow edge.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Black legs and bright yellow feet, the famous golden slippers, which it shuffles in the mud to flush out shrimp. A century ago its lacy plumes decorated so many hats that the Snowy Egret nearly disappeared. All white with a black bill and yellow face. — Black legs and bright yellow feet, the famous golden slippers, which it shuffles in the mud to flush out shrimp. A century ago its lacy plumes decorated so many hats that the Snowy Egret nearly disappeared. All white with a black bill and yellow face.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - It eats, drinks and even bathes on the wing, skimming the surface of a lake to take a sip. The Swallow-tailed Kite is white on the head and body, with black wings and a black forked tail. A crisp, simple page. — It eats, drinks and even bathes on the wing, skimming the surface of a lake to take a sip. The Swallow-tailed Kite is white on the head and body, with black wings and a black forked tail. A crisp, simple page.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Old Florida folklore says the ibis is the last bird to leave before a hurricane and the first one back. A White Ibis is all white, with a curved red bill, a red face and red legs. Coral red works better than bright red here. — Old Florida folklore says the ibis is the last bird to leave before a hurricane and the first one back. A White Ibis is all white, with a curved red bill, a red face and red legs. Coral red works better than bright red here.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - At the lowest point, fewer than twenty survived in the wild; later, young cranes were taught a migration route by people flying small aircraft. North America's tallest bird, the Whooping Crane is white with black wingtips, a red crown and a black mustache. — At the lowest point, fewer than twenty survived in the wild; later, young cranes were taught a migration route by people flying small aircraft. North America's tallest bird, the Whooping Crane is white with black wingtips, a red crown and a black mustache.

Printable Bird Coloring Pages - Hunting by touch in murky swamps, it snaps the bill shut on a fish faster than almost any reflex measured in a vertebrate. The Wood Stork is white with black flight feathers. Dark gray for the bare, scaly head; pink feet. — Hunting by touch in murky swamps, it snaps the bill shut on a fish faster than almost any reflex measured in a vertebrate. The Wood Stork is white with black flight feathers. Dark gray for the bare, scaly head; pink feet.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Backyard field guide – color the birds that visit your own garden, punch two holes along the left edge and bind the sheets with a ring. Write a date and a short note on the back each time one of them shows up.
True size shelf – the drawings make every bird the same size, which real birds are not. Look up each species' real length, write it on the back of the finished sheet and line them up from smallest to largest.
Window bird – glue a colored sheet to the inside of a window. A shape on the glass helps warn real birds away, and from outside the bird appears to be perched on the sill.
Bird of the week – a family, a classroom or a bird club colors one species each week, and whoever finishes first picks the next. By spring there is a whole wall of birds, and everyone knows their names.
Medium test – color one bird with pencils, a second with markers and a third with watercolor pencils. Compare how each handles barred wings and soft breast feathers, then pick the winner for the rest of the set.
Color to the song – while coloring, play a recording of that species' real call. After a few sheets, the sounds outside start to come with names attached.
Folded card – glue the finished bird to the front of folded card stock and write a few lines inside about where it lives and what it eats. Send it to the person who first taught you a bird's name.
Gift tags – shrink a finished sheet on a copier, cut around the bird, punch a hole and tie it to a parcel with twine. A hand-colored bird on brown paper beats any printed tag.

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