How do I install The Bird?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does The Bird work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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The Bird

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Axolotlguy · on CurseForge

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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Adds a bird, which you can tame with raw worms.

Adds worms, you can kill them for raw worms, which can be cooked.

This is my first (Published) Mod, let me know about any issues!!

Note: You must install Geckolib for this to work.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as the_bird-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 40 KB
Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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