How to Draw a Bird
This singing bird starts as a wide, flat oval for the body, with a round head overlapping its left end. The beak does the singing. It is two thin triangles that open away from each other, with a big round eye just behind them, and a small white space left in that eye makes it look shiny.
Wing, tail and legs
The wing gets three feather lines that all curve the same way, like a fan. Tail feathers go on at the back. Both thin legs with their little toes sit close together under the middle of the body. Step 7 adds the twig and its leaf. Draw it right under the toes so the bird stands on it instead of hovering.
What is on the sheet
Seven numbered steps fill most of a three-by-three grid, each with the lines to add in orange and the earlier ones in black. Box eight shows the whole bird and box nine is an empty dashed frame. Page two gives more room to practice. The tag says ages 6 to 8, but every part is a circle, an oval, a triangle or a short line, so a child who is still unsure about drawing can manage it. A 14-second animation draws the bird line by line, and a gray dashed outline can be traced once first. Nine boxes get cramped when a page is shrunk to fit, so set the printer to 100 percent for the US Letter or A4 PDF.
Draw a bird in 7 steps
New lines in each step are orange. Where a new part covers an earlier line, that bit turns dashed gray: rub it out.
Draw a big oval for the body.
Add a round head on the left.
Draw an open beak and a big round eye.
Add a wing with three feather lines.
Draw the tail feathers at the back.
Add two thin legs with little toes.
Finish with a twig and a leaf.
Tips to make your bird drawing easy
- Draw the body oval wide and flat, then let the head circle overlap its left end.
- Make the beak as two thin triangles that open away from each other.
- Leave a small white space in the eye so it looks shiny.
- Keep the three wing lines curved in the same direction, like a fan.
- Place both legs close together under the middle of the body so the bird balances.
- Draw the twig last, right under the toes, so the bird looks like it is standing on it.
Bird outline to print and trace
Print the finished outline on its own: trace over it with a pencil to learn the shapes, or use the dashed tracing sheet for younger kids who are still building pencil control. Both fit A4 and US Letter.
Color your bird
Finished drawing? Print one of our 2 bird coloring pages to color the same character in 2 difficulty levels, or color your own drawing with the step sheet beside you.
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Frequently asked questions
Where do the legs go so the bird looks balanced?
Close together, under the middle of the body, which keeps the bird balanced. Step 6 adds the two thin legs with their little toes, and the twig comes in step 7.
What comes with the step sheet?
A second PDF page for practice, a dashed outline of the bird to trace, and a drawing animation of about 14 seconds that builds the picture stroke by stroke.
Why is the beak open?
It is a singing bird, so the beak is two thin triangles opening away from each other. It goes on in step 3, together with the big round eye.
Is this bird too hard for a five-year-old?
The sheet is tagged for ages 6 to 8, but every shape is a circle, an oval, a triangle or a short line. A five-year-old can usually follow it if an adult draws each step alongside.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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