Color by Number Birds

Press Print for the Blue jay; seven more bird color by number sheets follow, from a Hummingbird to an Ostrich.

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Color by number: Blue jay

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

11
111
11111
111211
11111222
222222
1112
11112
112112
111211222
11122
11333333333

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Blue jay, 12 by 12, 3 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

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How it works

These color by number birds are 8 pixel pictures: a Blue jay, a Hummingbird, a Goldfinch and a Woodpecker in the trees, then a Peacock, a Puffin, a Pelican and an Ostrich on the ground and the water.

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Four birds in the trees

The Blue jay opens the page: 70 squares on the easy grid in blue, black and brown, with its white chest left as paper. The Hummingbird is the shortest sheet, 53 squares. The Woodpecker is the longest of the four at 102, because its tree trunk fills a third of the grid.

Four on the ground and the water

The Peacock is the longest easy sheet, 112 squares: a green fan, yellow eyespots, a blue body and two orange feet. Open More options, choose Detailed 24 by 24 and it has 392, with a blue center in its eyespots. The Puffin, the Pelican and the Ostrich each need 3 crayons on the easy grid.

  • The Pelican is a white bird: color its outline, orange bill and the blue water; the rest stays paper.
  • The easy Ostrich uses red for the bare neck and legs; the detailed grid uses pink.
  • Six of the eight easy birds need 3 crayons. The Goldfinch and the Peacock need 4.

Questions and answers

Is there a simple bird color by number here?

Yes. The easy Hummingbird has 53 squares in 3 colors, the fewest on the page. The easy Ostrich has 60 squares and the easy Pelican 63, also in 3 colors each.

What colors is a blue jay?

Mostly blue, with a white chest and underparts, a blue crest and a black collar around the neck. Our Blue jay sits on a brown branch, so the easy sheet needs blue, black and brown.

Is a peacock a male or a female?

A male. Peacock is the name for a male peafowl, and the female is a peahen. The peahen lacks the long train of eyespot feathers that our picture shows raised in a fan.

Why is the pelican left white?

Because the American white pelican is almost entirely white. On white paper the bird is the squares left empty inside its outline. Its black wing feathers are hardly visible except in flight, so none are drawn.

All 8 pictures

In the trees 4

  • Blue jay A blue jay on a brown branch: blue with a pointed crest, a black collar around a white chest and a black bill. The chest is left as paper. On the detailed grid the wing and tail have black and light blue marks, the chest has a gray edge and a green leaf grows on the branch. Easy: 3 colors, 70 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 204 squares to color.
  • Goldfinch A male American goldfinch in summer colors, perched on a brown branch and facing left: yellow with a black cap, a black wing, a black tail and an orange bill. On the detailed grid the wing has white marks left as paper and a purple and pink thistle head stands behind the bird. Easy: 4 colors, 68 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 218 squares to color.
  • Hummingbird A male ruby-throated hummingbird hovering: green above with a red throat, a long thin black bill and dark wings held up. On the detailed grid the wings are gray, the belly is white inside a gray edge, and the bill points at a pink flower on a light green stem. Easy: 3 colors, 53 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 230 squares to color.
  • Woodpecker A pileated woodpecker clinging to a brown tree trunk: black with a red crest and a white stripe on the neck, left as paper. On the detailed grid it has a yellow eye, a gray bill and gray feet, the bark has black marks and green leaves grow beside the trunk. Easy: 3 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 396 squares to color.
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On the ground and the water 4

  • Ostrich A male ostrich: a black body on two long bare legs, with a long bare neck and an orange bill. The neck and legs are red on the easy grid and pink on the detailed one; the real skin is gray or pink. On the detailed grid white tail and wing feathers are left as paper inside a gray edge, on brown ground with green grass. Easy: 3 colors, 60 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 189 squares to color.
  • Peacock A peacock, the male peafowl, seen from the front with his train raised in a green fan of yellow eyespots behind a blue body and orange feet. On the detailed grid the fan has light green ribs, each eyespot has a blue center and the head has a light green crest. Easy: 4 colors, 112 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 392 squares to color.
  • Pelican An American white pelican floating on blue water, with a big orange bill and throat pouch. The bird is white, so it is left as paper inside a black outline. On the detailed grid the outline is gray, the bill has a yellow line and the water has light blue ripples. Easy: 3 colors, 63 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 224 squares to color.
  • Puffin An Atlantic puffin standing upright: black crown and back, a white face and belly left as paper, an orange bill with a red tip and orange feet. On the detailed grid the bill is gray near the head, then yellow, then orange and red, and the bird stands on a gray rock. Easy: 3 colors, 71 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 177 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art. Each bird's colors were checked in the Wikipedia article on its species, read on 2 October 2026. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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