Pelagornis is a prehistoric coastal seabird in the Roblox roleplay game Feather Family, originally added on August 8, 2020, as the fifth release during the Summer of Fossils event. Known for its distinct tooth-like bill serrations and massive wingspan, this medium-sized carnivore provides players with unlimited soaring flight across the map's coastlines and oceans.
Pelagornis Overview and Base Stats
Pelagornis represents an extinct genus of pseudotooth birds that lived between 25 million and 2 million years ago. In Feather Family, it fills the niche of an expansive ocean glider with high aerial speed and distinct anatomical features.
| Stat / Feature | Adult Specification | Hatchling Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Fish (Carnivore) | Fish (Carnivore) |
| Habitat | Coastlines (Beach) | Coastlines (Beach) |
| Size Tier | Medium (high-standing) | Small |
| Offspring Type | Altricial | N/A |
| Flight Ability | Unlimited flight duration | Cannot fly |
| Flight Speed | Very High | N/A |
| Run Speed | Medium | Mediocre |
| Swim Speed | Medium | Mediocre |
| Special Traits | Pseudo-teeth, folding wings | Pseudo-teeth |
| Skins | None (single standard model) | None |
Adults stand relatively tall on land and possess extremely long wings capable of infinite flight time. Unlike some mythical or modern birds, Pelagornis carries no magic or toggleable vision abilities, relying purely on its physical mobility.
Unlock Cost and Availability
Players can unlock Pelagornis through the in-game feather shop menu without needing a dedicated Game Pass. In Feather Family, players earn currency over time at a standard rate of 5 feathers for every 90 seconds of active play.
- Release Price: During its debut showcase in the 2020 Summer of Fossils event, player recordings show the bird unlocked for 800 feathers.
- Wiki Reference Price: Community price documentation and wiki master lists record the unlock price at 1,800 feathers in the unlockable seabird hierarchy.
- Habitat Spawn: Once unlocked, adult specimens typically spawn in the Beach biome.
If you are saving feathers for prehistoric birds, checking the unlock shop directly will confirm the exact current balance required in your active server.
Actions and Emote Animations
Pelagornis includes a full suite of standard and specialized behavioral emotes for both life stages.
Adult Animations
- Fly: Takes off smoothly into the air with unlimited flight time, featuring wide wing folding and aerial turning.
- Call: Emits a high-pitched, lengthy screech based on an edited albatross vocalization.
- Display: Spreads its massive wings wide and sways them up and down while swinging its head from side to side.
- Preen: Reaches back with its long bill to clean its tail feathers.
- Eat: Lowers its bill toward the ground in a rhythmic biting motion.
- Sit: Settles into a rested position on the ground.
- Hurt: Collapses forward with wings tucked close to the body.
- Eyes: Toggles eyelids between open and shut.
Hatchling Animations
- Call: Produces a higher-pitched, squeaky chick chirping sound that differs distinctly from the adult call.
- Sit: Drops into a low squat.
- Eat: Raises its developing wings slightly while dipping its head down to peck the surface.
- Hurt: Falls forward with one wing tucked in and the other sprawled outward.
- Eyes: Toggles eyes open and closed.
Customization and Coloring Zones
Pelagornis features extensive color masking that allows players to design realistic seabirds or custom fantasy patterns.
Adult Coloring Palette
- Beak & Talons: Colors the serrated beak and foot talons independently.
- Head & Neck: The top of the crown and small segments of the upper neck color separately from the main neck body.
- Chest & Body: Distinguishes the underbelly from the back plumage.
- Wings: Divided into three dedicated layers—Coverts (wing limbs), Primary Feathers (outer wingtips), and Secondary Feathers (inner trailing edges).
- Tail 1 & Tail 2: Allows separate tinting for upper and lower tail feather sections.
- Legs & Extra: Colors the legs and webbed feet, while the Extra channel tints the markings around the eye sockets.
Hatchling Coloring Palette
The chick shares the same general theme across fewer layers: Eyes, Beak, Head, Chest (underbelly and eye patches), Body (midbody and thighs), Wings, Legs, and upper Tail.
Model Revisions and Trivia
- Pseudo-Teeth First: Pelagornis was the very first bird added to Feather Family with pseudo-teeth along the edges of its beak.
- Unique Calls: It was the first Summer of Fossils creature given a completely separate sound file for the adult call rather than a pitch-shifted version of the chick chirp.
- Aviation April Fools: On April 1, 2026, developers temporarily enabled an airplane mode gag that replaced the Pelagornis model with a Boeing-787 Dreamliner mesh.
- Wing and Mesh Fixes: Early launch versions suffered from broken wing textures, uncolorable foot webbing, and missing jaw geometry. The developers subsequently overhauled the head and wings in May 2023, followed by refined wing updates in July 2025 alongside Kumimanu and further minor wing polish in November 2025.
- Chick Eye Quirk: Community showcases and wiki logs noted a long-standing visual quirk where the hatchling model's eyes were modeled with slightly asymmetrical sizes.
