Cormorant

• Great
• Shag

Cormorant
Menu
Price	200 Feathers
Bird Category	Unlockable
Species	Great cormorant
Gameplay
Flying Status	Flying
Flying Animations	3
Extra
Event	No
Remodeled	Yes (Head and wings)
Sexual Dimorphism	No

Cormorant is a playable bird in Feather Family. It was added on December 31st, 2021.

Appearance

Chick

The chick is a small, entirely dark brown bird. It has brown eyes and a hooked gray beak. Its neck is long and skinny towards the middle. Its legs are gray with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with webbing between the toes.

Adult

The adult is a medium sized bird mainly covered in black. It has a yellow face with white cheeks and throat. Its eyes are light blue and it has a long and hooked light gray beak. Its neck is somewhat long and its wings are large. Its legs are black with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with a black talon on each toe and webbing between the toes.

Coloring

Chick

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak
• Head - Colors head.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors body and neck.
• Wings- Colors wings.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail - Colors tail.

Adult

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors top and back of head.
• Neck - Colors neck.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors back and thighs.
• Coverts - Colors feathers on wing limb.
• Primary Feathers - Colors majority of wing feathers.
• Secondary Feathers - Colors some wing feathers.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail 1 - Colors upper tail feathers.
• Tail 2 - Colors lower tail feathers.
• Talons - Colors talons.
• Extra - Colors face.

Actions

Chick

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Chick makes a quick pop noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Constantly bites ground with mowing head on the ground to the sides.
• Hurt - Falls on side with legs extended out and wings tucked in.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.

Adult

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a three part bark-like noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Mows ground with beak before biting upwards.
• Hurt - Falls forward with wings spread and right wing brought forward.
• Display - Spreads wings out and gently waves them back and forth while facing upwards and keeping beak open.
• Preen - Cleans belly with beak.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.
• Fly - Cormorant takes flight.

Trivia

General

• Like Auk, Penguin, Loon, Gannet, Great Auk, Hesperornis, and Cockatrice, Cormorant is aquatic, meaning it swims exceptionally fast and can stay idle in water without ascending.
• There was once a an error in the Hatch bird selection screen where Cormorant was labeled as Kiwi, but this has been fixed.

Great-Based

• Cormorant was the final bird added in 2021.

Gallery

Cormorant on the menu screen.

The game's icon for the Cormorant update.

Cormorant
Menu
Price	200 Feathers
Bird Category	Unlockable
Species	European shag
Gameplay
Flying Status	Flying
Flying Animations	3
Extra
Event	No
Remodeled	No
Sexual Dimorphism	No

Cormorant is a playable bird in Feather Family. It was added on July 26th, 2024 alongside Little Gull.

Appearance

Chick

The chick is a small, mostly brown bird. It has light blue eyes and a gray beak visible across its face. It has an average sized neck unlike the Great hatchling. Its legs are gray with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with webbing between the toes.

Adult

The adult is a medium sized bird almost entirely covered in black. It has sea green eyes, a long gray beak, and a yellow cheek area. It has a tall tuft of feathers sprouting from its forehead. Its neck is somewhat long and its wings are large. Its legs are black with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with a black talon on each toe and webbing between the toes.

Coloring

Chick

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak
• Head - Colors head.
• Chest - Colors underside.
• Body - Colors body and neck.
• Wings- Colors wings.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail - Colors tail.

Adult

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors majority of head.
• Neck - Colors neck.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors back and thighs.
• Coverts - Colors feathers on wing limb.
• Primary Feathers - Colors majority of wing feathers.
• Secondary Feathers - Colors some wing feathers.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail 1 - Colors upper tail feathers.
• Tail 2 - Colors lower tail feathers.
• Talons - Colors talons.
• Extra - Colors cheeks.

Actions

Chick

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Chick makes a quick high pitched pop noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Leans down to repeat cycle of biting twice before swallowing.
• Hurt - Falls on side with legs extended out and wings tucked in.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.

Adult

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a quick raspy bark noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Leans down to repeat cycle of scooping down three times before swallowing.
• Hurt - Falls forward with wings spread and right wing brought forward.
• Display - Stands tall and spreads wings out while occasionally lifting head up and shaking it.
• Preen - Cleans belly with beak.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.
• Fly - Cormorant takes flight.

Trivia

General

• Like Auk, Penguin, Loon, Gannet, Great Auk, Hesperornis, and Cockatrice, Cormorant is aquatic, meaning it swims exceptionally fast and can stay idle in water without ascending.
• There was once a an error in the Hatch bird selection screen where Cormorant was labeled as Kiwi, but this has been fixed.

Shag-Based

• Shag Cormorant and its release partner, Little Gull, are the first secondary skins to appear on the menu on release.
• Shag Cormorant is the first bird to get its own update banner but not be featured in the game icon.

Gallery

The game's banner for the Shag Cormorant and Little Gull update.