Free Bird Coloring Pages for Kids and Adults
Last updated: June 24, 2026 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
Whether you’re an avid bird watcher or a casual observer like me, you can enjoy bird coloring pages that are great for kids and adults alike. Rather than admiring from afar, bird coloring pages allow you to get as close as you like. You can bring these birdies right into your home without ever worrying about them flying around the living room.
Do you prefer a cute bird coloring page or something more realistic? Or maybe you want a bit of both. Don’t stress it. You can bring as many bird coloring pages as you like home to roost. Simply click on them and print them out. You can color them with your kids or bring them to school for a class activity. Then learn about some bird facts even kids will enjoy.
Bird Coloring Pages
Spot your favorite birds from among our gallery of cute bird coloring pages, easy bird coloring sheets for kids with simpler big, bold lines, or our more detailed and realistic bird coloring pages for adults. Do you recognize any of these bird species?
10 Fun Bird Facts for Kids
There is so much to learn about birds. These fascinating creatures hold so much wonder. Regale your children with these birds facts while they’re enjoying their bird coloring pages to sneak in a bit of learning!
- There are estimated to be around 10,000 different species of birds around the world.
- Owls can move their heads almost 360 degrees - that is because they cannot move their eyes at all.
- The world’s population of birds is thought to be somewhere between 50 billion and 430 billion! We are definitely outnumbered.
- There is one bird that can fly backward - the hummingbird. They can also beat their wings up to 80 times per second - that’s fast!
- The most common bird in the world is the domestic chicken, with a population of about 30 billion chickens.
- American flamingos have pink feathers because they eat lots of shrimp!
- The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. They can’t fly, but they can run really fast! Plus, their brains are smaller than their eyeballs - lol.
- Want to know the fastest bird? That’s the peregrine falcon! Its diving speed during flight can reach more than 186 miles (300km) per hour.
- The northern cardinal is the most popular “state bird,” featuring on not one, but seven U.S. states’ flags. These are: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- Some birds sing in notes too high for the human ear to hear.
Fish Coloring Pages
How about some fin and feather? I always love coloring birds because they allow me to use any color scheme I want. If you're looking for more colorful creatures to practice your different palettes on, check out our fish coloring pages. These coloring sheets offer plenty of opportunities to try out every color in your pencil box!
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