Bird Puns for Kids
Feather-Ruffling Wordplay & Avian Humor
Welcome to our nest of hilarious bird puns! Whether you're a budding ornithologist or just love
feathered friends, these bird puns and jokes are perfect for kids of all ages. From owls to eagles,
from chickens to penguins, we've gathered over 200 kid-friendly bird puns that will have everyone
chirping with laughter!
Our collection features puns organized by specific bird species, bird sounds, and general avian wordplay.
Each pun is designed to be clean, family-friendly, and easy for kids to understand and share. These bird
puns are perfect for school projects, joke time at dinner, or just making your friends giggle!
Featured Bird Puns
Everyone saw the albatross fly by... all but Ross.
Did you hear about the famous birdwatcher Albert Ross? He discovered the albatross!
Are you avian pun yet?
What's a baby bird's favorite game? Beak-a-boo!
Why did the pelican get kicked out of the fancy restaurant? He had a massive bill and no money to pay.
What did the eagle say when she got cold? 'Birrrrrrd'
The chicken's bock was a bestseller.
Keep calm and carrion.
Did you hear about the crow on the telephone pole? He wanted to make a long-distance caw.
What do you call a criminal raven? A caw-nvict.
Puns by Bird Species
Explore puns organized by specific bird types - from majestic eagles to silly chickens!
Albatross
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Everyone saw the albatross fly by... all but Ross.
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Did you hear about the famous birdwatcher Albert Ross? He discovered the albatross!
Chicken
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Are people who take care of chickens called chicken tenders?
Cockatoo
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Cockatoo hot to handle!
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What bird always comes after a cockatoo? A cocka-three.
Crane
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What kind of bird can carry the most weight? A crane.
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Going against the crane.
Crow
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Crows never say goodbye; they just crow.
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Just crow away!
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Why did the crow take up guitar? He wanted to be a rook star.
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I came home to find a bird had broken in and destroyed all my stuff. He used a crowbar.
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Where do crows go to get drunk? A crow bar.
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How do birds stay together in a flock? Velcrow.
Dove
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How did the bird get into the lake? He dove.
Duck
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Why don't ducks tell jokes when flying? Because they would quack up!
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What is a duck's favorite snack? A quacker.
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What do you get when you cross a duck with fireworks? A firequacker.
Eagle
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Our nest renovation contract with the eagles is leagle-ly binding, so there's no winging it!
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The police stopped the sick eagle when he turned around, since it was an ill-eagle U-turn.
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Why did the eagle get arrested? Because it was eagle-lly stealing!
Emu
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We are not emused
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The emu showed no emu-tion when it won the race.
Flamingo
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What do retired birds do for fun on the weekends? They play flabingo.
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What do flamingos do at parties? They flamingle.
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What's the opposite of a flamingo? A flamin-stop.
Flicker
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How do you get a lady flicker's attention? You have to flick her!
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What young bird likes romance movies? A chick flicker.
Jay
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It's a great jay for birdwatching!
Lyrebird
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Which bird never tells the truth? The lyrebird.
Nightingale
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What do you call a bird singing through a windy evening? A night-in-gale!
Ostritch
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I know a bird who was excluded from his flock for being too big. He was ostrich-sized.
Owl
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Owl you need is love!
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Everything's going to be owl-right!
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Owl be there for you.
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That's owl-some!
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What do you call an owl who was just caught committing a crime? A spotted owl.
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What do you call a medieval bird? A knight owl.
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What do you call an owl who's all mixed up? Low.
Parrot
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What do you call a parrot who flew away? A Polly-gone.
Penguin
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Who is the penguin's favorite relative? Aunt Arctica.
Puffin
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Which bird is always out of breath? A puffin.
Sparrow
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How does a bird with a broken wing land safely? It uses a sparrowchute.
Stork
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Where do birds invest their money? The stork market.
Swallow
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Bird puns can be difficult to swallow.
Tern
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Have you heard of the GPS device they made for bird watchers? It has tern by tern directions.
Toucan
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If anyone can, the toucan can!
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Toucan play at that game!
Turkey
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How does a turkey quit smoking? Cold turkey.
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What do you call a rude turkey? A jerk-ey.
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If your mother could see you now, she'd be turning over in her gravy.
Vulture
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Keep calm and carrion.
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When a vulture starts a business, it's called a 'vulture venture'!
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Scavenging is just part of vulture culture.
Woodpecker
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What would a woodpecker do if he needed to wake up his mother? He would peck her.
Wren
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Wren will these bird puns end?
Bird Sound Puns
These puns play on the sounds birds make - tweets, chirps, hoots, and more!
Bock
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The chicken's bock was a bestseller.
Caw
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Did you hear about the crow on the telephone pole? He wanted to make a long-distance caw.
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What do you call a criminal raven? A caw-nvict.
Cheep
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What did the canary say when his cage broke? Cheep cheep cheep.
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When's the best time to buy a bird? When it's going to cheep.
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
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How did the rooster improve his art skills? By cock-a-doodle-doodling.
Coo
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The doves arrived right on coo.
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The doves staged a coo to take over the birdbath.
Gobble
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What do turkeys use to drink from? Gobble-lets.
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What's the turkey's favorite Halloween costume? A gobble-in.
Hoo
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An owl's favorite question: 'Hoo are you?'
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What do you call an owl who does magic tricks? Hoodini.
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What's an owl's favorite kind of book? Hoo-dunnit?
Hoot
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That owl's joke was a real hoot!
Tweet
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What do you give a sick bird? Medical tweetment.
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What do you call it when a canary flies into a pastry dish? Tweetie pie.
General Bird Puns & Wordplay
A mix of bird-related puns that will make everyone flock together for a laugh!
Beak
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What's a baby bird's favorite game? Beak-a-boo!
Bill
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Why did the pelican get kicked out of the fancy restaurant? He had a massive bill and no money to pay.
Bird
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What did the eagle say when she got cold? 'Birrrrrrd'
Egg
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I'm so egg-cited for breakfast!
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The chicken made an egg-sit from the coop.
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This omelette is egg-cellent!
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I'm egg-static about the news!
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Oh no, my breakfast is on fire! Get the egg-stinguisher!
Feather
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With each flap, the bird flew feather and feather.
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Like feather, like son.
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What kind of crime are you committing when you attack a bird? A featheral offense.
Flock
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What do you call a nature show about birds? A flock-umentary.
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Where does a bird go when it gets sick? The flock-tor's office.
Fly
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I published a book about birds. It flew off the shelf.
Fowl
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Why do turkeys make bad baseball players? They only hit fowl balls.
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Why are bird languages so hard? The words only use f-owels.
Killdeer
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What bird is Rudolph most afraid of? A killdeer.
Murder
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A group of crows writing a mystery novel is a 'murder' plotting a murder.
Peck
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The hen felt peckish, so she had a little peck.
Poultry
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What is a turkey's favorite type of tree? A poul-tree.
Wing
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When birds forget their flight plan, they just wing it.
Why Bird Puns Are Great for Kids
Bird puns are an excellent way to combine humor with learning! They help children:
- Learn about different bird species - From common backyard birds to exotic species
- Develop wordplay skills - Understanding homophones and double meanings
- Boost vocabulary - Learning bird-related terms like "avian," "flock," and "talon"
- Encourage creativity - Kids can create their own bird puns!
- Foster an interest in nature - Making bird watching and ornithology fun
Fun Bird Facts to Go With Your Puns!
- The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird - it's only 2 inches long!
- Penguins can't fly, but they're excellent swimmers and can dive over 500 feet deep!
- Owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees - almost all the way around!
- Parrots are one of the only animals that can mimic human speech.
- A group of crows is called a "murder".
- Eagles can see up to 8 times farther than humans - talk about eagle eyes!