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Birdheim

by HansenbansenTeam · for Valheim

Tame the bird. Name the bird. Be the bird!

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About Birdheim

From Thunderstore

Tame the bird. Name the bird. Be the bird!

Please report bugs or give feedback over on GitHub: https://github.com/Hansenbansen/valheim-mods

Birdheim

Tame the bird. Name the bird. Be the bird!

A crow flown over the forest

Use your bird to explore, transport, and even help you in combat. This mod also adds the sparrow, an agile small bird you can find in flocks in the meadows, forest, and plains.

A sparrow on the shoulder

Taming

Make a bird band from 2 leather scraps. You can tame a wild bird by using the band when you have the required food for it (5 pieces, at least 2 different). Find a bird you want to tame and use the band within 45m of it.

| bird | food | |---|---| | crow | seeds, berries, raw meat | | ash crow | vineberries, seeds, barley, berries, raw meat | | gull | raw fish, neck tails, bait, raw meat | | sparrow | berries, seeds, barley, flax, flour, bread |

Your bird

Your bird can follow you wherever you go, either on your shoulder or flying freely around you. You can also command it to stay somewhere. Everything about your bird scales with your Bird Bond. With higher bond, you can fly for longer and unlock new skills (carrying, combat support, ...). Whenever you feed it or fly (or land) with it, you increase your bond.

The bird on the shoulder

| key | | |---|---| | B | fly it | | B, holding | call the bird to you when it is staying somewhere | | B, double tap | call to your shoulder or fly freely | | W, A, S, D, Shift; Mouse | Flight controls |

Your bird will keep watch around you and alert you about enemies close by. Feed it from the bird's panel in your inventory.

Flying

A gull flown over the mountains

The fully physics-based flying is different for each bird species (wind plays a role). The sparrow is agile, the gull is steady and fast, while the crow is a good mix. You can fly far over explored land, and even do a little bit of exploration in unknown land. The time and distance scale with Bird Bond.

Zoom in all the way with the mouse wheel to fly in first birdson!

Through the bird's eyes

Carrying and gear

From Bird Bond 35 the bird can carry things. You can put something directly into its inventory or pick things off of the ground (even harvest some plants). At level 95, your bird will be able to open chests. Now your bird and its little backpack can transport things for you!

A crow with its charm

From Bird Bond 50, the bird can wear gear that you create and upgrade at the forge: a buckler that can protect you from projectiles, talons to strike your enemies, and a leaf to collect berries autonomously and heal you. Each action will use some of the bird's strength, which recovers over time and with feeding.

Bird houses

The bird house

At first you can only tame a single bird. When you build a small bird house, you can leave your bird there. With a large bird house, you can have three birds total. Birds left at the bird house will sometimes bring you some items from the land around it.

More

  • Settings: F1 (configuration manager). Server side authority.
  • Multiplayer: Fully supported.
  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese.
  • Other mods: Works with FirstPerson mod. No incompatibilities known!

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 1d ago.

Birdheim on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
Server type needed
BepInEx
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.1.7, released 2026-11-03

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 10 recorded builds of Birdheim.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.1.72026-11-03n/aBepInEx
1.1.62026-10-25n/aBepInEx
1.1.52026-10-22n/aBepInEx
1.1.42026-10-20n/aBepInEx
1.1.32026-10-18n/aBepInEx
1.1.22026-10-18n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Birdheim on a Valheim server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Content”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Compatibility

Game
Valheim
Loaders
BepInEx
Requires
One-click install needs a BepInEx server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-04Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorHansenbansenTeam, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Birdheim, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. Birdheim is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Birdheim on a Valheim server.

Deploy in about a minute from $9.99 a month, then add Birdheim in one click.