Ranking Every BIRD in Tears of the Kingdom 🐦

I am ranking EVERY bird in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. (Featuring real-world counterparts for each bird!)
Now, I already know what you're thinking; "Bread? Is this list objective?"
I'm happy to say... y e s. There is no tomfoolery in this video. Just pure, hard, science!
So don't worry about the results. They are bread-approved.
♪ Music ♪
Sorry About That (Amazing Digital Circus / Gooseworx)
Smoothing the Whole Thing Over (Essential Jazz Masters)
Flower Garden (Yoshi's Island)
Hateno Village (Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom)
9 AM (Animal Crossing New Leaf)
Meet Tubert (Skyward Sword)
Inside a House (Twilight Princess)
Golf - Course Select (Wii Sports)
[Directly contact me for other songs/sound effects]
[Timestamp]
0:00 Intro
0:41 Weird FRIENDS Reference
0:49 Common Sparrow
1:14 Red Sparrow
1:13 Blue Sparrow
1:35 Rainbow Sparrow
2:06 Sand Sparrow
2:37 Golden Sparrow
2:49 Teba
3:04 Tulin
3:16 Penn
3:20 Kass
3:26 Ravioli
3:30 Watarara
4:01 Wood Pigeon
4:15 Rainbow Pigeon
4:57 Hotfeather Pigeon
5:08 White Pigeon
5:25 Accented Pigeon
5:58 Mountain Crow
6:16 Duck
6:50 Blue Heron
7:09 Pink Heron
7:26 Evil
7:35 Hawk
8:18 Seagull
8:27 Cloud Seagull
8:51 Vah Medoh
9:56 Eldin Ostrich
9:08 Forest Ostrich
9:26 Kookaburra
10:33 Cucco

[@TheBreadPirate]

How many bad Hot-Takes did I make? 🔥

[@random_gamer9554]

Zero.

[@FriedChickenFilms]

Ravioli got more points than Kass

[@AmandaRodriguez-sn3wq]

We would pay if you made a video 3 times a month ur my favorite u tuber and you would be the only KZbinr person I'd pay money to make videos

[@RyuuNoGin]

Kaneli erasure

[@raymiemiller1455]

How dare you rate the Hotfeather Pigeon so low.

[@j0rts]

When I saw the “BAD” over the duck in the thumbnail I came in here ready to throw down, but now I understand what it feels like to be rated 2.5/5 and let me tell ya, it doesn’t feel great. So I’m here to officially offer a truce for the great Bread-Duck war of 2023. Bread + Duck = 5/5 stars!!

[@Pumpernikkle]

JORTS IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN

[@ThePrimeGenera]

Finally! Anyway, you better not anger us again j0rts!

[@GerardMenvussa]

Nothing beats duck pâté on fresh bread, so you guys should get along.

[@QuizzicalSoup]

If you didn't call a truce, we would've won anyway.

[@Frogboyaidan]

🦆

[@ozltv]

man i wish cucco's were real

[@TheBreadPirate]

PFFFTT... XD

[@goose_president5504]

I do agree My neighbors had chickens and they had all different types they were so cute they had these silky chickens The smaller ones are so cute they're almost like a chicken chinchilla that is how fluffy they are

[@Tablecloth479]

💀

[@ayanamiayachanJ]

@@TheBreadPirate my Bama (Grandma) on my dad’s side of the family also has a cat and bird clock

[@MrJackieshin]

Yeah man… getting harassed by countless cuccos that come out of nowhere. Wherever it walks, it brings destruction in its path. Whatever it touches 3 times, shreds into nothing but power… it would be nice!

[@SealiosSpring]

I could watch you talk about refrigerators and I'd find it interesting

[@TheBreadPirate]

"Ranking every fridge in Hyrule!?! Not Click bait!!!"

[@pixelcharger]

@@TheBreadPiratestart the video with the “I love refrigerators” clip

[@masterofdoots5965]

This random piece of ice? 512/512

[@link3613]

The Islander hawk makes the opening a bit cooler honestly.

[@thevgkid7067]

I could imagine that if I got it in my opening screen I would just think its part of it

[@TheBreadPirate]

It does.

[@FriedChickenFilms]

Wow. That was random, yet also entertaining

[@TheBreadPirate]

Thanks!

[@raymiemiller1455]

The Forest Ostrich doesn't really have a real-world flightless equivalent - but it doesn't have a flighted one. They are clearly intended to be a flightless subspecies of Shoebill. Since Loftwings are also based on Shoebills, I believe that the Forest Ostriches we see in Hyrule today are descended from the Loftwings from the era of Skyward Sword.

[@TheBreadPirate]

That's an excellent point!! You need a heart for that theory.

[@user-ve1oh9oo6w]

@@TheBreadPirate A GAME THEORY

[@KairuHakubi]

Huh, they DO have that little spike at the top of the beak like a shoebill, and there is the thematic connection to the sky, but... to met hey look like diatrymas or phorusrhacids. I think that spike could just as easily be an eagle-type bill hook, which gastornis do have...

[@Lil_hud]

I love how under the kookaburra text it said “they native to the land of kangaroos, platypus’ and saxton hale” it was a nice Tf2 reference

[@KikiBethSays]

Thank you so much for the shoutout! Great video, I like your theory on the male/female pigeons. And omg I love the cloud seagull’s tiny mohawk!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yo! It's nice to see you comment! Thanks so much Kiki Beth. And thanks for teaching me so much about birds in your video.

[@GerudoKing_]

Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting Raiden and Senator Armstrong to briefly show up in a video about Hyrule’s feathered wildlife (and Rito), but here we are. This was a very cool video.

[@TheBreadPirate]

:D Thanks king of darkness!

[@raymiemiller1455]

I'm a massive birder and Nintendo fan. Most of my free time I spend outside looking at birds, and any time that isn't that is playing Nintendo games. I thought I was the only one who cared about the level of detail for the avifauna in BOTW/TOTK, glad to see someone else does. I'm not done yet, but already one of my favorite KZbin videos.

[@TheBreadPirate]

Make sure to check out Kiki Beth's channel too! I linked her later in the video.

[@farfetchdthegamer3810]

Same here. My fave is the Bright-Chested Duck (I have a photo of it in my Tarrey Town house) which is most probably based on teals, a fave duck of mine

[@ultraeevee1239]

Glad to see the manga getting some love! Also describing Australia as the land of Saxton Hale is just brilliant

[@TheBreadPirate]

I love TF2.

[@ultraeevee1239]

@@TheBreadPirate I have so much more respect for you

[@casparfang]

SAAAAAAAXXXXTOOOON HAAAAAAAAAAALLEEEE

[@farfetchdthegamer3810]

As a bird nerd, thanks for the vid Also, as an Aussie, gotta point out a few things you said about the rainbow pigeon: it may draw inspiration from colourful fruit-doves (like the Wompoo fruit-dove) and bronzewing pigeons rather than any parrot species. Look up Wompoo fruit-dove, you won’t regret it.

[@raymiemiller1455]

The Cloud Seagull, despite its name, is actually based on a tropicbird. I did not know until now they had tiny crests, that's a pretty cool detail!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Very cool! Thanks for the tip.

[@KairuHakubi]

ohh that makes sense. I thought it was like a swallow's tail, but now that I look at tropicbirds.. yeah.

[@andtheniforgotit]

In defense of the Hotfeather pigeon, not only are it's feathers fireproof, but if you get a look at the underside of it's wings when it takes off, it reveals a brilliant yellow that might change your opinion of their design. It looks pretty snazzy combined with their red/orange coloring.

[@Wiimonkey2]

5:30 Holy smokes, my family has that exact same bird clock at our place. It’s super cool, really makes each hour more lively!

[@theravencoder120]

My Grandmother owns one, its really cool seeing it in one of pirates videos

[@TheBreadPirate]

YO! You must know every bird sound by heart.

[@raiknightshade3442]

Excellent tier list 10/10! I did have one suggestion tho: i assumed the Forest Ostriches (aka the ancient flightless birds on the sky islands) were more based on ancient real-world flightless birds that are now extinct, namely the Moa

[@Iveraxi]

No its 532/532

[@Frogboyaidan]

Yeah it's closer to moa and emus

[@OctolinkG]

I think a tier list format closer to what Schafrillas does would be a lot more entertaining- Starting off with the bird you just *DESPISE* the most for some reason, and ending it off on a high note :) Also, more tier list video would be SO MUCH appreciated. Might I request a rock tier list? (Moveable, blow-uppable, falling....able... that kinda thing)

[@TheBreadPirate]

I had no idea he did it like that. Interesting idea.

[@OctolinkG]

@@TheBreadPirate It makes for some real engaging storytelling because you can compare each one to the other more easily- like explaining why one was ranked *just* above another Also if you plan on using it in a future video (which I think you should- these tier lists are great), could I get a wee shoutout? Something just like- Thanks to a suggestion from Octolink, this tier list will be formatted like X. Keep up the great work!

[@thevgkid7067]

I agree that that is a more interesting way to do it it, but I love TheBreadPirates style and comedy

[@raymiemiller1455]

The Eldin Ostrich is referred to as a cassowary in the code.

[@morgainnejade]

It's my understanding that cassowarys are mean cusses, so that sounds about right.

[@taker601]

It's also a reference to The Ostrich, famous KZbin troll.

[@aikenlau2500]

I would say the ToTK wood pigeon is based more on the Common Wood Pigeon than the Rock Dove- the Common Wood Pigeon is essentially a regular Rock Dove/pigeon but with more pastel like colours Also maybe the rainbow pigeon is closer to the Nicobar Pigeon (although the colour patches don't really match, they are both rainbow coloured pigeons?)

[@quiltkitty4768]

Big agree about the wood pigeon! Crested pigeons would also be a good comparison. Personally I think the rainbow one is more like a wompoo fruit dove :), and cinnamon headed green doves might’ve been more accurate for the hotfeather pigeons

[@ThePrimeGenera]

This is the first time I've seen a Pirate rank Birds, and I'm not disappointed.

[@turner6363]

You unlocked a core memory with that bird clock. My grandma had the same clock before she moved. I remember seeing it whenever I stayed over there with my cousin during the summer. She also had a brown coco clock that would make a morning dove noise whenever the hour struck. Never thought of it before until now. Thank you! 🎉

[@shinygatrgamer593]

Will point out that the White Pigeon appears closely based on the Rock Ptarmigan given location. Excellent bird matches overall though! Really enjoyed the video

[@owenbyrne9850]

My brother also calls them ptarmigans

[@riptidedune]

This video was wonderfully done! A fun topic, excellent editing, spectacular music, stellar music! I’m always glad when I get to watch a new upload 😄

[@ajaymorehouse297]

Dear Bread pirate I wanted to take a moment to express my admiration for you and your incredible videos. I've been a dedicated viewer for quite some time now, and I must say, you are truly one of the best KZbinrs out there. Your content never fails to captivate me, and I love how you go the extra mile to entertain and help others. Your dedication and effort in creating such amazing videos is truly commendable. You have a unique ability to bring joy to people's lives and make a positive impact. We need more individuals like you who use their platform to uplift others. Thank you for being an inspiration and for all the incredible work you do. You are, without a doubt, the best KZbinr ever in my eyes. Keep up the fantastic work, and know that you have a massive fan and supporter here. Sending you my heartfelt appreciation and best wishes. With admiration, Me

[@TheBreadPirate]

Dear Ajaymore, Thank you so much for the kind letter (comment)! You are a rare breed of a viewer for sticking with me for as long as you have, and for that, I am extremely grateful. Comments like this remind me why I started YouTubing and why it's worth continuing. So thank you Ajaymore. :D Godspeed, and Have Fun Storming the Castle! - The Bread Pirate

[@thatcat_]

Cucoos should have been at the top, also, the extra big Comb is very stylish, pretty good otherwise.

[@TheBreadPirate]

That is one heck of a hot take.

[@gabehuizenga1600]

Legend of Zelda bird content is not what I expected to encounter today, but EXACTLY what I needed. Brilliant work!!

[@browncow5210]

5:30 Wow, that just brough back some long lost memories. My grandparents had a clock exactly like that one that made bird noises every hour.

[@raymiemiller1455]

Penn is supposed to be one of the white pelican species, either Great White Pelican or American White Pelican. Pretty sure Revali is supposed to be a florican (also, he totally does have a character arc).

[@Cooldude6400]

I love your vids so much! Keep it up

[@crowsfate2535]

This is exactly what we needed, Thank you.

[@owenbyrne9850]

Including Vah Medoh was awesome, but technically, it should be a Red Tailed Hawk, because that is what is call is from

[@TheBreadPirate]

Good point.

[@cupkelpie4656]

This surpassed my expectations, it was so much fun to watch!

[@sadsack2.0]

I’m glad he’s uploading regularly again. Good to see it!

[@lumyarmin6736]

Love your videos. Very funny in a good way.

[@KingCreeper562]

I don’t want to be keelhauled! This video was great, I subscribed recently and I just want to say I love your content!

[@SEarthGirl]

Oh my goodness, my grandparents had the exact same clock! I've never seen it anywhere around. I thought it was so neat. I think I still have it somewhere in my home but I have to dig and find it!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yooo!! That's cool.

[@datonederpyfrog]

I clicked faster than Link lost Zelda 🤠

[@TheBreadPirate]

Link is really bad at protecting Zelda isn't he.

[@datonederpyfrog]

@@TheBreadPirate Yup and while hyrule was in ruins he was getting his beauty sleep

[@TCOFFICIAL01]

Quick, now that he’s made the video let’s go back and change our votes so he’ll make another video, too!

[@picklerick5739]

I loved the Kass music also you really did your research

[@raymiemiller1455]

Sexual dimorphism in pigeons, while present, is not as extreme as in many other families, so I would guess the Rainbow Pigeon is indeed its own species. Also pretty sure the real-world equivalent of the Wood Pigeon is, you know, the Wood-Pigeon. :p

[@TheBreadPirate]

The name checks out, but the colors of the IRL Wood Pigeon seem off. Thanks for the input though!

[@boomfanfic-a-latta8996]

I love the little section fanboying over the manga when you talked about the bird people there

[@ArtemisWasHere]

7:01 my favourite! We live beside an environmental reserve ruled over by a great blue heron, it doesn’t come out often so spotting it is a treat!

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yo! That's awesome!

[@arealfakeidentity3355]

As a birdwatchermyself and someone who has watched this channel for a while I am quite unsure on why KZbin didn't recommend me this one earlier, I guess I was trying to avoid spoilers for the game. Anyway I really want to say that this video is just fun, with the added images of the real birds I was quite impressed with the accuracy, the only area I would say could have been improved on is the actual species of the bird instead of a similar looking bird (The Cloud Seagull is more similar to an Albatross with its beak and tail shape than a seagull). However that would probably require a lot more effort and it isn't really the point of the video. Great video nonetheless!

[@RoleitAgain]

Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much putting Watarara in this .... there sooo many people that don't know about the first ever Bird people were not Rito XD

[@thevgkid7067]

My favorite is the Cucco, I like how it looks, and Because it doesn't fly it has the most personalty. It's also a great source of eggs which( In my opinion) are more useful in the late game then bird meat, as they give multipliers to all dishes. But my favorite part has to be the bird attack thing when you hit one 3 times, when I first discovered that I thought it was so funny 🤣

[@Justacow4]

5:40 My grandmother has one of those clocks! I love that thing!

[@rockinrootbeer1795]

This was surprisingly entertaining to watch, and I'm a little sad it's so short. It would've been nice if more trivia and other remarks were sprinkled in, but considering the subject matter, it's also understandable why there isn't.

[@Tree_132]

10:00 we in the land of Roos, platypuses and Saxon hale sure do love the kookaburra. Unless you live in Perth. They’re an introduced species over there because some colonist wanted the funny sound they make, but they didn’t live there natively. Meanwhile on the other side of the continent, Sydneysiders love the birds, until they wake you up at three am.

[@KayKorTeeVee]

They really should add in parrots and other tropical birds in the game, for like the Faron region, and maybe some more birds of prey

[@TheBreadPirate]

Agreed.

[@BirdsRus]

Mountain crow- common raven it has a more shaggy appearance than crows and makes sounds more similar to the ones in game. Cloud seagull- red billed tropicbird the forked tail is something the red billed tropicbird is known for, and they are most often seen in the skies above oceans and islands

[@geckoboy7643]

As a massive bird lover I loved this!

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

My grandmother has that same bird clock!

[@FirebugCarl]

the hawk in the opening makes it look like an assassin’s creed game

[@BESTCONTENT69]

You should rank every monster, I’d watch that.

[@thegreattoost7260]

I was hoping for the Loftwings from skyward sword to be ranked, but great video either way!

[@TheBreadPirate]

I considered that in the first draft, but I didn't want to edit more birds. XD

[@mr_bird4471]

the content about BIRDS that we deserve

[@nathanpfirman625]

The little details in totk is INSANE!

[@TheForestHawk]

With Kookaburra’s you hear that sound constantly while camping in Australia

[@HeavenlyDevilGaming]

How have you not been eaten yet? Also this will be amazing.

[@TheBreadPirate]

XD

[@NeedsMoreBirds]

The white pigeon’s colour scheme and markings are absolutely based on the willow ptarmigan’s winter plumage. It’s even got the red eyebrows.

[@Triss108]

I grew up with that exact same clock all my life. In fact my parents still have it and it continues to sound off every hour.

[@bloodemonxy9231]

i have the same bird clock at home, and i love it

[@TheBreadPirate]

:D

[@nigh6374]

Man having the luck to see the hawk on botw beginning is insanely cool

[@wolfc9078]

I actually really liked the forest ostrich as it reminds me of several depictions of the phorusrhacid kelenken with its beak and feathers. I also think that the compendium entry mentioning that they’re extinct kind of proves that there was some phorusrhacid inspiration with their designs. This does mean that it makes no sense to call them ostriches as I don’t think phorusrhacids are actually that closely related to ostriches. Additionally, if their extinction was due to loss of open fields I don’t see how they can survive on the sky islands, but I do still love their shaggy kelenken-ish design.

[@ewyeth7713]

really fucking cool honestly love that you included real world equivalents

[@malaven11]

Best bread video so far

[@MEME-_-MASTER]

4:02 that is the same pigeon i had so good thing it got a decent score also i think the "rainbow pigeon" looks more like the "pink-necked green pigeon" also known as "treron vernans"

[@TheBreadPirate]

I had no idea about that pigeon! Good call. It looks very similar.

[@MEME-_-MASTER]

@@TheBreadPirate love your content btw and thanks for replying lol

[@zeldageek35]

3:30 THANK YOU ❤

[@yousefalyami5478]

I love how he added a fox vah medoh and some of the rito

[@lizzyhall2457]

I love Kookaburras. The central Florida zoo has them, and you can hear them even when you are the farthest away from their cage.

[@Squimblink]

Best video ever

[@jewlz1899]

I think the white rhea would’ve been a better match for the forest ostrich but as a bird nerd, I give these rankings a 10/10 👍🏻

[@HiHi-eo8cr]

9:05 "...So its not half bad." *proceeds to rate the ostrich lower than half, meaning it is worse than half bad*

[@TheBreadPirate]

Oof

[@siobhanherbstritt6063]

My grandma has a clock that makes bird calls at the top of the hour too!!!

[@minkusaurus]

As a bird enthusiast, this is why i'm subscribed to this channel

[@TheBreadPirate]

[@NonisLuck]

awesome

[@martinbansey719]

Im Australian so i always see rainbow lorikeets everywhere which makes me happy seeing them. I also realised how annoying cokaburras are

[@antonioa3101]

cool video

[@TheBreadPirate]

True

[@antonioa3101]

:)@@TheBreadPirate

[@AndyCouchPotato]

Sweet this is what I had voted for 😊

[@polaralpha5561]

I love this

[@HyruleGamer]

Bread Pirate has found a gap in the market! BIRD FOCUSED ZELDA VIDEOS!!

[@raymiemiller1455]

Given the habitat of grasslands, plus the placement of the color accents, the Pink Heron is probably based on the Western Cattle Egret.

[@TheBreadPirate]

That would make a lot of sense.

[@curtomatic]

From now on im going to rank everything in my life on a 532 scale. So much better and not at all more complicated than a 1-10 scale.

[@bobosaurus331]

Hello curt!

[@curtomatic]

heyoo!@@bobosaurus331

[@andrewmedford]

My grandparents have a clock just like that. It may even be the exact same clock!

[@STORM5]

My great grandmother had one of those bird clocks! She still has hers and it's in her kitchen but the sounds are kinda distorted now. Batteries might be dead or its just so old that the speakers are messed up lol

[@TheBreadPirate]

Sounds like a good idea for a present. Batteries!! :D It's cool you've seen it too.

[@STORM5]

@TheBreadPirate lol yeah! That clock is a deep staple in my memories of going over to her house!

[@Charlie_EHHHHHH27]

i've seen one of those bird clocks

[@AmandaRodriguez-sn3wq]

We would pay if you made a video 3 times a month ur my favorite u tuber and you would be the only KZbinr person I'd pay money to make videos

[@TheBreadPirate]

Technically you can! You can donate 1 dollar a month via KZbin memberships. You also get access to the monthly members only podcast. But... I won't necessarily be able to make normal videos faster. 😅

[@GabbyJellison]

Aaahhh so the kookaburra is the demented duck of my neighborhood. Gotcha 😂

[@bob_the_epic_noob]

fire

[@Froggycolouring]

I saw a bird clock like that in a thrift store once

[@Drakenwild]

Hotfeather Pidgeons are beautiful and I will die on this hill >:c

[@TheBreadPirate]

/draken dies

[@egg-1863]

I’m happy that you acknowledged the OoT manga but I’m mad that you forgot Medli

[@TheBreadPirate]

Yeah, I had to cut a lot of legacy bird characters. It made the list too long.

[@Sylveon2589]

0:50 Aussie birb :')

[@NORMIEPIGEON]

All pigeons are literally the best animal I rate them all 532 😂 great video pigeons in suits are much dapperness. Love your videos I love bread🍞🥖🥐🥯 and pirates I was actually invivted to be parrot on a pirate ship then they realized I was a pigeon so I went into entrepreneurial😂 lol(:

[@inesth.3935]

Little fun fact: the kookaburra is named "lachender Hans" (laughing Hans) in German 😄 one of the most awesome animal names imho 😄

[@JetTheOneAndOnly]

YES. I CLICKED SOMETHING AND IT WORKED.

[@BrawlSnorlax]

I have my Grandfathers old bridclock. It's broken however but it's still on my wall

[@edwardnedharvey8019]

My favorite is when the hawk in the opening of botw crashes into the cliff, totally ruining the majestic aesthetic, by being totally dumb. It's hilarious

[@The_Red_Man]

I really just watched a guy give scores to birds in a video game for ten minutes