Every Playable Bird in Broodwing

This guide covers every major playable bird in Broodwing, the free Roblox survival and family roleplay game from Realistics Studios (released 21 October 2026). You fly a shared valley, earn Plumes, build nests, and raise chicks with up to 49 other players on a server. Species define your food loop, nest type, and threat profile more than raw stats do—so pick a bird that matches how you want to spend the session.

Use this page with the Players Hub for family roles, Codes for free Plumes, Getting Started for day-one controls, and Updates when Realistics Studios adds prey, hollows, or new species. The roster below includes launch birds plus later additions: Barn Owl, Swan, Northern Cardinal, and Peregrine Falcon.

Roster overview

Bird	Role	Primary food	Nest / home
Bald Eagle	Predator	Hares, fish, birds	High perch; pack guardian
Raven	Scavenger	Ground forage + materials	Stick / moss / feather nest
Goose	Grazer	Grass and shore plants	Water-adjacent brood nest
Mallard	Dabbler	Cattails and wetland plants	Shore nest with cover
Barn Owl	Night hunter	Mice	Western red cedar hollows
Swan	Large water bird	Shore and open water	Waterside territory
Northern Cardinal	Berry forager	Berry bushes	Dense cover nests
Peregrine Falcon	Cliff hunter	Fast aerial prey	Scrape nesting

Treat roles as playstyle guides. Balance and names can shift after patches—confirm the in-game bird menu when something looks renamed.

Best birds guide for Broodwing

Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle is Broodwing’s pure predator. It cannot graze, so every meal comes from a hunt. Hare carcasses stay edible for only a short window (community runs often cite about two and a half minutes), so land and eat before the body despawns. Eagles can grab and kill ravens and smaller birds, which makes them both apex hunters and the main threat other families plan around.

Growth includes extra stages: fledgling into juvenile before full adulthood. Adult males often join a family pack as guardians, covering the nest while partners hunt. Without a scent system, hunting is sight and sound from altitude—circle open fields, watch shorelines, and listen for prey movement.

Nest tip: Choose a high perch with clear approach lines so you can dive on threats and return with food before chicks starve. Awkward ledges look safe but punish bad landings.

Gamepass: The Leucistic Bald Eagle cosmetic is commonly listed around 450 Robux. Confirm the live store price before buying.

Raven

Ravens are scavengers that graze on the ground and collect nest materials. Launch-week servers often had few raven nests, which means quieter runs and less pack support. Calls felt limited in early footage, so expect a simpler social kit than ducks or geese.

Ravens sit in a dangerous middle: eagles hunt them, yet ravens can raid hollows and kill owlets. If you nest as a raven, keep materials stocked and never leave eggs alone when eagles circle. If you play owl or duck, treat wandering ravens as nest threats.

Nest tip: Nesting stages ask for sticks first, then moss, dry grass, and down feathers. Land to collect—you cannot grab sticks in flight. Watch the stage indicator for distance to the next material, and pick up rare late-stage items whenever you pass them. Favor branch forks where several thick limbs meet the trunk.

Goose

Geese graze grass and ground food and prefer nests near water. Growth is relatively quick; community runs have seen a gosling reach the next stage in about five minutes. Some geese ignore strangers; others attack, so scan the shore before you land to drink or nest.

Naming can vary in videos (greylag versus Canada-style labels). Trust the in-game bird menu. Gosling labels eggs or babies—it is not a separate adult choice.

Nest tip: Water access helps food loops but puts chicks near aggressive shore traffic. Keep one adult on guard when ducklings or goslings wander the cattails.

Mallard

Mallards dabble on cattails and water-edge plants, so food and nest sites sit close together. Early growth can feel slow—one launch-week run waited about eleven minutes from duckling to young mallard. Ducklings should hide in cattails when eagles pass.

Gamepasses: Two duck color passes are commonly priced around 250 Robux each. The older duck code was tied to Plumes during launch promotions—check Codes for what still works.

Nest tip: Stay near wetland cover. Short food runs beat long flights when chicks beg and your own hunger drops from feeding.

Barn Owl

Added in the late October 2026 update, Barn Owls introduce mice as AI prey, tree hollow nesting, and stronger family tools. Claim a hollow (western red cedar hollows appear in update coverage), lay eggs, hunt mice, and feed owlets while watching for ravens and eagles. Night vision supports the hunter fantasy; map and family tools help packs relocate nests across the valley.

Cosmetic skins reported with the update include leucistic, melanistic, and partial leucistic looks. Read the dedicated patch page: Barn Owl Update.

Nest tip: An occupied hollow is not automatically safe. Return quickly after hunts, clear approach routes, and keep the family close when predators pressure the tree.

Swan

Swans expand the large water-bird fantasy. Studio teases and store listings highlighted swan content around early November 2026, including a Leucistic Black Swan gamepass commonly cited near 400 Robux. Expect waterside territory play, visible presence on open lakes, and family roleplay that draws attention—good for social servers, riskier when eagles hunt the shoreline. Patch overview: Swan Update. Practical how-to: How to Play Swan.

Nest tip: Claim a stretch of water with multiple escape angles. Size helps in confrontations but does not replace vigilance while eggs warm.

Northern Cardinal

The November 2026 Northern Cardinal update adds a compact berry forager and the CARDINAL promo code for Plumes. Berry bushes support cardinals and also help ravens. Male and female plumage differ—brown tones on one sex are normal, not a bug. See Northern Cardinal Update and How to Play Northern Cardinal for patch and loop detail.

Nest tip: Nest in dense cover near berry loops. Short forage routes keep chicks fed without long exposures in open sky.

Peregrine Falcon

The November 2026 Peregrine Falcon update focuses on scrape nesting and high-speed hunting. Falcons join nests, raise chicks on scrapes, and lean into aerial pursuit rather than ground grazing. Watch the Peregrine Falcon Update and How to Play Peregrine Falcon for scrape workflow and growth notes.

Nest tip: Scrapes need clear flight paths more than heavy stick piles. Practice landing precision before you commit eggs; missed landings cost warmth and food time.

Nesting, eggs, and chick care (all species)

• Egg counts are capped and gated by hunger plus cooldowns.
• Feeding chicks spends your food—budget meals for yourself and the brood.
• Player eggs show usernames; NPC eggs use generic names.
• Friends can join as hatched babies from the menu.
• Chicks grow, fledge, and eventually leave; plan for brood cycles.

Site choice always balances food, cover, and escape routes. Water nests feed well but face geese and eagle flyovers. Hollows hide owlets but attract raven raids. High eagle perches control airspace but punish clumsy landings.

Survival habits that transfer across birds

1. Practice takeoff, steering, and landing before you nest seriously.
2. Never assume the nest is safe because you left it full—predators arrive while you hunt.
3. Break eagle pursuit with cover (cattails, river lines, waterfall routes) when you play smaller birds.
4. Split roles in a pack: hunter, guardian, feeder, scout.
5. Redeem Plumes codes early so materials and cosmetics are not the only bottleneck—see Codes.

Related pages

• Players Hub — family roles and roster index
• Barn Owl Update — mice, hollows, family tools
• Northern Cardinal Update — berries and CARDINAL code
• Peregrine Falcon Update — scrapes and hunting
• Swan Update — waterside territory, Mute/Black Swan, leucistic pass
• How to Play Swan — lake nests, formation flying, eagle pressure
• How to Play Northern Cardinal — berry loops and cover nests
• How to Play Peregrine Falcon — scrapes and speed hunts
• Wiki Overview — full site map

Pick a bird, claim a home, and bring a friend. Broodwing rewards packs that communicate more than lone high scores.