Bird Perler Beads (40+ Free Patterns!)

Get over 40 patterns for bird perler beads! You can create a wide variety of feathered friends in your favorite colors and sizes. Perfect for both kids and adults!

A lot of people don’t realize this about me, but I am a tattooed girl! I have six tattoos on my body, from my back to my ankles. I usually keep them hidden for professional purposes, including the one that is very large on my back.

And has to do with birds.

Well, actually two of my tats have to do with birds. On my back you’ll find two black birds sitting on a branch while a blue one flies above (you can see that tat here if you are so inclined).

On my right ankle is an owl (see it here), which my tattoo artist noted was cool because owls are “good/bad birds.” Upon further pressing, he indicated that means they are nice, but can be tough too. I’d like to think I’m an owl. At least I hope I am!

The point is, I love birds. The reason I got them as permanent ink on my body is because birds can be a symbol of freedom, hope, joy, and new beginnings. All messages that resonate with me.

If you think about it, it’s pretty cool that a genus can have so many species, ranging from hummingbirds weighing less than an ounce to ostriches over 200 pounds! And every color you could ever dream up.

If you’re here, I’m sure you love birds as I do, and you’re interested in bird perler beads! I’m excited to share with you over 40 patterns including birds of all types: parrots, penguins, parakeets, flamingos, cardinals, peacocks, and more. There’s a little something for everyone here.

Perler beads are recommended for ages six and up, so this is a very fun craft to try with your elementary age kids. All children seem to love perler beads (also known as hama beads, fuse beads, or melty beads). But don’t be shy – adults love them too!

Bird Hama Beads

Make sure to check out these notes:

A few of these patterns are larger than a 29 x 29 pegboard, so you’ll either need a extra large pegboard (49 x 69 tall) or to put multiple square peg boards together to form a larger “canvas.”
Some of these patterns also use either round pegboards or hexagon pegboards, which you’ll definitely want in your arsenal just generally speaking.
You’ll see a couple of the pattern backgrounds below aren’t white – that’s simply to give contrast so you can see where all the white beads should go. You don’t need to add the background (but you can if you want to).

Let’s start with some easy patterns.

Small Birdies

Get four birds of various colors and sizes.

Birds of a Feather

Small Bluebird, Hummingbird, and Penguin

Blue Birds

The bird on the left uses a small square board, and the right uses a small circle board.

Taking Flight

This pattern uses 116 teal, 51 peach, 3 white, 1 black, and 3 cheddar beads.

Chicken Perler Beads

These patterns use 21 rust, 20 red, 130 black, 31 pewter, 65 toasted marshmallow, 108 white, 12 orange, 36 gingerbread, 54 tan, 44 light gray, and 5 yellow beads.

Pretty Bluebird

This pattern uses 47 cobalt, 85 robin’s egg, 31 white, 4 black, 3 cheddar, 4 orange, 27 cream, 8 pastel blue, and 6 brown beads.

Blue and Green Parrot

This pattern uses 60 turquoise, 24 pastel yellow, 138 slime, 2 black, 6 white, 9 orange, and 2 brown beads.

Pink Flamingo

This uses 76 flamingo, 4 black, 5 cheddar, 18 cotton candy, and 38 pink beads.

Rainbow Hummingbird

This pattern uses 19 blush, 19 yellow, 16 light green, 10 robin’s egg, 7 cobalt, 52 parrot green, 3 blueberry cream, 5 black, 15 magenta, 19 white, and 19 light blue beads.

Bird on a Branch

This pattern uses 25 teal, 67 cream, 3 white, 1 black, 17 apricot, 4 flamingo, 35 blush, 41 lagoon, 51 fern, and 53 brown beads.

Flying Eagle

This pattern uses 280 brown, 66 black, 37 white, and 26 yellow beads.

Four Colorways

Same bird, four ways!

Parakeet Perler Beads

This pattern 74 dark gray, 29 white, 21 yellow, 20 magenta, 12 black, 10 tangerine, 78 light blue, and 69 shamrock beads.

Bright Cardinal

This pattern uses 137 red, 20 black, 1 rust, 2 cheddar, and 53 brown beads.

Spring Birdhouse

This pattern uses 355 robin’s egg, 76 brown, 41 light brown, 40 light blue, 23 pastel blue, 9 yellow, 16 black, 30 magenta, 67 kiwi lime, 88 bright green, and 96 shamrock beads.

Feather and Peacock Feather

The pattern on the left uses 10 sand, 17 sky, 24 lagoon, 25 light blue, and 32 white beads. The pattern on the right uses 112 forest, 62 clear, 28 shamrock, 25 light brown, 22 light blue, 9 brown, 19 dark blue, and 17 toasted marshmallow beads.

Two Parakeets

The pattern on the left uses 108 yellow, 33 black, 2 cotton candy, 3 light blue, 9 cheddar, 57 kiwi lime, 31 parrot green, and 7 shamrock beads. The pattern on the right uses 99 white, 74 sky, 26 black, 9 orange, and 38 dark spruce beads.

Mama and Baby

This pattern uses 58 cobalt, 68 white, 2 black, 10 orange, 3 flamingo, 18 parrot green, 56 robin’s egg, 62 brown, and 20 turquoise beads.

Mother Bird Feeding Babies

This pattern uses 12 bubble gum, 77 light blue, 14 cheddar, 3 black, 24 sky, 62 brown, and 20 honey beads.

Pink and Green

This pattern uses 42 pastel green, 38 forest, 3 black, 83 salmon, 19 white, 9 cheddar, and 21 shamrock beads.

Large Hummingbird

This pattern uses 150 light green, 134 parrot green, 9 gold, 1 black, 31 salmon, and 61 white beads.

Blue Tit

This pattern uses 151 midnight, 107 cobalt, 37 white, 10 dark blue, 2 dark gray, 35 gray, and 66 pastel yellow beads.

Bird with Cherry and a Parrot

Both of these patterns use large hexagon pegboards.

Flying Pink Bird

This pattern uses 103 black, 38 cotton candy, 38 pink, 64 flamingo, 14 white, 55 light gray, 3 yellow, 22 gray, and 4 brown beads.

Large Puffin

This pattern uses 215 black, 172 dark gray, 76 pewter, 300 white, 25 cherry, 8 tangerine, 22 red, 16 cobalt, 83 light gray, 14 yellow, 4 dark blue, 20 cream, 30 tomato, and 6 honey beads.

Pretty Peacock

This pattern uses 295 forest, 127 bright green, 35 light blue, 16 gold, 10 denim, 6 rust, 99 dark blue, 5 cheddar, and 5 black beads.

Large Toucan

This pattern uses 230 black, 75 white, 10 yellow, 24 cheddar, 15 cobalt, and 29 orange beads.

Small Brown Bird

This pattern uses 139 brown, 86 rust, 44 blush, 10 black, 1 white, 23 sky, 46 tomato, 37 light gray, 55 toasted marshmallow, 37 gray, and 5 clear beads (at the feet).

Two Birds on a Branch

This pattern uses 113 cranapple, 116 honey, 34 white, 6 black, 88 brown, 79 hot cocoa, 6 cheddar, 36 red, 64 toasted marshmallow, 67 sand, 25 shamrock, and 23 pastel green beads.

On the Perch of a Birdhouse

This pattern uses 228 white, 178 brown, 84 tan, 87 lagoon, 421 light brown, 38 salmon, 84 hot coral, 113 rust, 65 shamrock, 30 pastel green, 52 teal, 21 honey, 68 sand, and 29 cranapple beads.