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Origami Birds

In addition to paper cranes and flapping birds, there are hundreds of other bird models. Bird models are easy to create because a piece of paper has 4 corners and this corresponds with the 4 parts of a bird: head, tail, and two wings. Maybe you can try creating your own bird model.

Diagrams

Birds
  • Bird (H Birkeland)
  • Bird (A Carpenter)
  • Traditional Bird: D Petty or R Foelker
  • BirdN (N Robinson)
  • Bird of Paradise (R Koh)
  • Chirp Chirp (M Bright)
  • Pecking Bird (P Jackson)
  • Four-Birds Ornament (AF Barbour)
  • Cardinal (J Villemaire)
  • Crow/vrana
  • Crow (S O'Hanlon)
  • Pecking Crow
  • Crane
  • Flapping Bird
  • Hummingbird (C Weber)
  • Hummingbird (KA Lundberg)
  • Hummingbird (P Bailey)
  • Colibri /Hummingbird(OM Jimenez)
  • Colibri/Hummingbird (C Boudais)
  • Hummingbird (D Abbey)
  • Hummingbird (C Weber)
  • Pigeon (canon)
  • Traditional Pigeon/Dove (D Petty)
  • Rook
  • Barn Swallow (C Weber)
  • Swallow (R Foelker)
  • Swallow (M Case)
  • Swallow (origami-club.com)
  • Turkey (AF Barbour)

    Chickens

  • Chicken (Gerwin)
  • Chick'n'Egg (Sarah)
  • Chick 'n 'Egg together (Sarah)
  • Easter Chick Origami (T Yee)
  • Easy Chick (S O'Hanlon)
  • Origami Chick (kutchuk.com)
  • Chicken (origami-club.com)
  • Chicken 2 (origami-club.com)
  • Hen (J Zsebe)
  • Super Chicken (S Kricskovics)

    Duck, Swan, Waterfowl

  • 3D Duck (Jassu)
  • Anatra domestica (P D'Auria)
  • Duck (E Corrie)
  • DuckKachna (Z Aytüre-Scheeleová)
  • Duck (canon.com)
  • Hartham Ducks (J Meeusen)
  • Odd Duck (P Bailey)
  • Seagull & Duck (H Birkeland)
  • Loon (J Wu)
  • Seagull/Gabbiano (D Derudas)
  • Sea Gull (TP Kong)
  • Sea Gull (origami-club.com)

  • Art Deco Swan (T Stamm)
  • Great Swanny (M van Gelder)
  • On(Under) the Water (H van Goubergen )
  • Origami Austria Swan (A Kaslunger)
  • Traditional Swan (E Craib)
  • Swan (origami-club.com)
  • Swan (R Donachie)
  • Swan (TP Kong)
  • Swan (J Zsebe)
  • Swan/Cisne (P D'Auria)
  • Cisne/Swan (M Sirgo)
  • Swan/Cigno1 (F Guarnieri)
  • Wedding Swan (AF Barbour)
    		• Eagle
  • Eagle (S Adams)
  • Eagle (Joseph Wu)
  • Eagle (B Ewins)
  • Eagle (R Koh)
  • Aigle/Eagle (C Boudais)
  • $Eagle (J Shafer)

    Flamingo, Heron, Ibis

  • Flamingo (TP Kong)
  • Flamingo/Fenicottero (D Derudas)
  • Heron (G Willow)
  • Ibis (C Weber)
  • Scarlet Ibis (R Foelker)
  • White Ibis (G Willow)

    Ostrich, Owl

  • Ostrich (H Birkeland)
  • Stuzzo/Ostrich (P D'Auria)
  • Barn Owl (AF Barbour)
  • Horned Owl (E Binzinger)

    Parrot, Peacock

  • Parrot (G Sturm)
  • $Parrot (P Schulz)
  • Macaw Parrot (R Foelker)
  • Peacock (C Weber)
  • Peacock (opane.com)
  • $Peacock (R Lang)
  • Back to Back Peacock (J Villemaire)

    Pelican, Penguin, Puffin

  • Pelican (P D'Auria)
  • Pelican (C Weber)
  • Pelican (TP Kong)
  • Pelican (J Zsebe)
  • Penguin (T Yenn)
  • Penguin (H Pereira)
  • Penguin (F Grebenicek)
  • Penguin (TP Kong)
  • Penguin Pete
  • Traditional Penguin (A Walden)
  • Puffin (AF Barbour)
  • Puffin (P Versnick)

    Rooster, Toucan

  • Rooster (TP Kong)
  • Good Morning Rooster (L Stringer)
  • Rooster (E Binzinger)
  • Easy Rooster (RHC Bristle)
  • Gallo/Rooster (P Gallo)
  • Le Coq/Rooster (C Boudias)
  • Cock of Dresden (von KD Ennen)
  • Toucan (H Birkeland)

    Vulture

  • Vulture (P Schulz)


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    Books about Origami Birds

  • Birds in Origami by John Montroll
  • Origami Birds by Michael G. LaFosse
  • Origami Birds by Duy Nguyen
  • Making Origami Birds Step by Step (Kid's Guide to Origami) by Michael G. LaFosse
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