Backyard Birds
Backyard Birds adds more than 60 birds to a Forge world, along with feeders, baths, nests and crow-based machines that players can build around them.
What it does
Backyard Birds generates a new Tropical Rainforest biome and spawns over 60 birds in the world. Players can attract them with a Bird Feeder, a Cylinder Feeder or a Square Feeder, and set out a Bird Bath for the birds to visit. Bird Nests, Bird Statues and Bird Attractors add more ways to place birds in a base. Hummingbird Feeders use nectar, and some birds drop items that can be used in crafting.
Crows have their own part in the mod. Items and machines such as Crow Servers and Crow Computers run on crow power, and a player can harvest crows for it. The Haiku Box and several other birding instruments are functional blocks that support this theme. Fishing loot and regular loot tables include bird-related items, and two bird paintings are included as decorations.
Backyard Birds runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.4.1, dated 2026-09-25 on the beta channel. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Public links exist for an issue tracker and a wiki.
Key features
Over 60 birds
More than 60 bird species spawn in the world, each with its own appearance and behavior.
Feeders and baths
Bird Feeder, Cylinder Feeder, Square Feeder and Bird Bath blocks attract birds into a player's base.
Crow-powered machines
Crow Servers and Crow Computers use crow power, which players gather by harvesting crows.
Tropical Rainforest biome
A new biome is added to the world generation, where many of the new birds can be found.
Bird nests and statues
Bird Nests, Bird Statues and Bird Attractors let players place birds and their habitats as decoration.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Fowl Play Unofficial is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it differs from Backyard Birds mainly in its focus. Roost Re-hatched and Roost 2: Flying Higher are also Forge mods for 1.20.1 that run on client and server, but both are All rights reserved and not open source. Immersive Sounds is a different kind of mod: it is server required with optional client support, released under CC0 1.0 Universal, and covers 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Birds | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Fowl Play Unofficial | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-23 |
| Roost Re-hatched | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-24 |
| Roost 2: Flying Higher | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-16 |
| Immersive Sounds | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-25 |
Questions
Does Backyard Birds need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Backyard Birds support?
Where do players get crow power for the machines?
In the catalog
Backyard Birds is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Backyard birds adds over 60 cute and cool birds to minecraft as well as many blocks and items, you can even contain a crows power! This mod adds: - 60+ unique birds - The ability to havest a crows power - Birdhouses - Bird Bath - Bird Feeder - Cylender Feeder - Square Feeder - A new "Tropical Rainforest" biome - Crow…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/backyard-birds
- Owner
- Sammythegamer12
- Published
- 2026-07-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15