North American field guide
BigBird
Sesame Streetus
Also known as:Big Bird, Easter Egg
Identification
Field notes
182 cm (72") Huge! Common on Sesame Street. Well known to children. This lovable bird has day to day adventures helping children learn.
Delaware's Blue Hen Chicken, Rhode Island's Red Hen and Hawaii's Nene or Hawian Goose are on the block as their states debate adopting Bigbird as their state bird.
Although not known as a big egg layer Bigbird does sometimes lay a big one. For example, when asked in a restaurant how he preferred his eggs, Bigbird replied "Hatched, grownup and fried".
Watch and learn
Videos
Sesame Street: The Good Birds' Club
Credit: Sesame StreetClassic Sesame Street - Big Bird and Snuffy go Vaudeville!
Credit: sawing14sBird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Bigbird
1 ruleRule 1 4 criteria · confidence 9
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Yellow
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?
- Yellow
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Crow-sized · Goose-sized · Larger than a goose
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Songbird (ground or perching bird) · Chicken-like ground bird · Chicken-like marsh bird · Long-legged wader · Duck or Goose-like