A-2028, Bluebird, wings down
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1988-S1989, as “Blue Bird” (Blue/red breast)
Mold Book Name: Blue Bird
Notes: This mold is also known as “Bluebird, style 3.”
A-2030, Budgie
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1988-F1990, as “Budgie” (Turquoise/brown/white, on ring)
Mold Book Name: Budgie
Notes: A few rings have an added ceramic leaf hanger. These were most likely salesman samples and never put into regular production.
A-3289, Cardinal on base
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1998-2021 (Red)
Mold Book Name: Cardinal
A-288, Baby Chickadee
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Robyn Sikking
Production Dates:
S1956, as “Baby Chickadee” (Grey bisque)
F1956, as “Baby Bird red/blue/yellow” (Red bisque, Blue bisque, Yellow bisque [all rare])
F1968, F1971-F1974, as “Baby Chickadee” (Pink/brown, Yellow/brown)
F1983-S1986, as “Chickadee” (Yellow/black)
Mold Book Name: Chickadee, baby
Notes: The numbers A-287, Chickadee Mama, and A-288 were reversed in Charlton. The gloss yellow/black colorway does not have an adult counterpart.
A-287, Mama Chickadee
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Robyn Sikking
Production Dates:
S1956, as “Mama Chickadee” (Grey bisque)
F1956, as “Mama Bird red/blue/yellow” (Red bisque, Blue bisque, Yellow bisque [all rare])
F1968, F1971-F1974, as “Mama, Chickadee” (Pink/brown, Yellow/brown)
Mold Book Name: Chickadee, mama
The numbers A-287 and A-288, Chickadee Baby, were reversed in Charlton.
A-897, Cockatoo
Height: 1 7/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1987 (Yellow/white, no ring)
S1988-F1988 (Yellow/white, on ring)
Mold Book Name: Cockatoo
Notes: A few rings have an added ceramic leaf hanger. These were most likely salesman samples and never put into regular production.
A-059, Crow Baby
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-S1960, F1968-F1970, F1973-F1977, as “Baby Crow” (Black, brushed [earlier] or airbrushed beak)
Mold Book Name: Baby Crow
A-058, Crow Mama
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-S1960, F1968-F1970, F1973-F1977, as “Mama Crow” (Black)
Mold Book Name: Crow mama
Notes: There are several different eye decorating styles, dates uncertain. The version with a large white”eyebrow” appears to be more recent.
A-889, Crow/Bluebird, raised wings
Height 1 3/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1987, as “Crow” (Black)
S1988, as “Blue Bird” (Blue/white)
Mold Book Name: Crow with stump
Notes: This mold is also known as “Bluebird, style 2” and “Crow.”
A-984, Finch
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1976-S1981 (Yellow/black)
Mold Book Name: Finch
Notes: The photo of A-984 Finch in Charlton 3rd ed. is in error; it shows A-981 Sparrow. This bird is often found affixed to A-980, Birdbath.
A-3178, Hummingbird with flower
Height: 2 1/8”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1995-present (Pink/grey)
Mold Book Name: Hummingbird
Notes: This mold is also known as Hummingbird, style 2.
A-811, Hummingbird, hovering
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1982-S1983 (Green/white, wire beak)
S1988-S1990 (Green/white, wire hanger)
Mold Book Name: Hummingbird
Notes: This mold is also known as Hummingbird, style 1. The first version has a wire beak which can be inserted into A-812 Flower; the second version has a ceramic beak and wire hanger.
Some Hummingbirds and Flowers may have been sold glued together by the factory.
A-983, Lark
Height: 3/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1976-S1981 (Yellow/black)
Mold Book Name: Lark, tiny
Notes: This bird is often found affixed to A-980, Birdbath.
A-2007, Macaw
Height: 3 ¼”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1988-S1990 Blue/yellow, on ring
Mold Book Name: Macaw parrot
Notes: A very few rings have an added ceramic leaf hanger. These were most likely salesman samples and never put into regular production. The Macaw on the ring with the leaf hanger in photo has different paint detail and is on a larger than usual ring. The piece on the left is the normal production run.
A-895, Mr. Dove
Height: 1”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1987-F1988 (White)
Mold Book Name: Father Loving Dove
A-896, Mrs. Dove
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1987-F1988 (White)
Mold Book Name: Mother Loving Dove
A-063, Oriole, tail down
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
F1965-F1966; S1967-F1975, as “Oriole” (Orange/black; a pale version exists--see comparison photo)
Mold Book Name: Oriole
Notes: This mold is also known as Oriole, style 1. This is the Disney “Cardinal” mold from Sleeping Beauty. It was originally listed in the Mold Book as Cardinal, which was later crossed out and Oriole written in.
A-982, Oriole, tail up
Height: ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1976-S1981; F1983-F1985, as “Oriole” (Orange/black)
Mold Book Name: Oriole, tiny
Notes: This is also called Oriole, Style 2. It is often found affixed to A-980, Birdbath.There are two versions of this mold. The first is a revised version of A-063. The second has a longer, upright tail. It is not known when the mold was changed.
A notation in the Mold Book indicates that this and other “birdbath” birds were revised from Disney molds. See note under A-064, Bluebird / Blue Jay.
A-044, Ostrich Baby
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-1960, as “Baby Ostrich” (Lavender/pink, eye detail)
F1968-S1972 (Grey/pink)
F1974-F1976; F1980-F1987 (Grey/black [see Notes])
Mold Book Name: Ostrich baby
Notes: The mold was reworked sometime between 1974 and 1980, probably to reduce breakage. The revised mold has a thicker neck. The grey/black colorway exists on both molds.
A-043, Ostrich Mama
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-1960, as “Mama Ostrich” (Lavender/pink, eye detail)
F1968-S1972, as “Mama Ostrich” (Grey/pink)
S1980-F1988, as “Ostrich” S1980-F1988 (Grey/black)
Mold Book Name: Ostrich ma
A-492, Baby Parrot
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961 (Aurasperse green [htf])
F1973, as “Baby Parrot with Nest” (Green/orange, brown nest)
S1986-F1987, as A-871 (Gloss green)
Mold Book Name: Parrot, baby
A-491, Mama Parrot
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961 (Aurasperse green [htf])
S1986-S1989, as A-870 (Gloss green/red)
Mold Book Name: Parrot, mama
Notes: The 1980s run, A-870, was reduced in size from A-491.
A-321, Baby Quail
Height: ½”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
S1957, as “Baby Quail” (Brown/black/pink, metal feather, wire legs or flat base)
S1972-F1972 as “Baby Bob White” (Grey/brown/black)
S1986-S1988, as “Baby Quail” (Brown/blue, ceramic feather)
Mold Book Name: Quail, baby
Notes: This mold was formerly misidentified as A-322. The S1957 version can be found with a rounded body and wire legs, or a flat base. A matching adult exists for both variations.
A-320, Mama Quail
Height: 1”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
S1957, as “Mama Quail” (Brown/black/pink, metal feather, wire legs or ceramic feet)
S1972-F1972 as “Mama Bob White” (Grey/brown/black)
S1986-S1988, as “Papa Quail” (Brown/blue, ceramic feather; with or without blue and cream stripes on wings & tail)
Mold Book Name: Quail, mama
Notes: This mold was formerly misidentified as A-321. There are two versions of the 1957 run, one with wire legs and the other with ceramic “feet.”
A-168, Robin Baby, beak closed
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Tom Masterson
Production Dates:
S1952, as “Baby Bird” (Light blue/pink)
F1957, as “Baby Robin” (Black/pink/eye circle)
S1966-S1975, as “Baby Robin” (Brown/pink, Dark brown/light brown, Dark brown/orange)
F1975-F1978, as A-167 “Mama Robin” (Brown/pink) [revised mold];
S1979, as “Baby Robin” (Brown/pink)
Mold Book Name: Robin, baby
Notes: This piece was reassigned as a Mama Robin in 1975, the number changed to A-167, and the mold was slightly altered. It formed a pair with A-158 Robin baby, beak open.
A-168, Robin baby, beak open
Height: 3/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1975-F1978, as “Baby Robin” (Brown/pink)
Mold Book Name: none
Notes: This mold was modified from A-495, Baby Tweetie Bird.
A-167, Robin Mama
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Tom Masterson
Production Dates:
S1952, as “Mama Bird” (Light blue/pink [?])
F1957, as “Mama Robin” (Black/pink/eye circle)
S1966-S1975; S1979, as “Mama Robin” (Brown/pink; Dark brown/light brown, Dark brown/orange)
F1999-2021, as “Blue Bird” (Blue, eyewhites)
Mold Book Name: Robin, mama
Notes: The F1957 Mama Robin matches the DW Robin which was released in the same season.
A-981, Sparrow
Height: ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1976-S1980 (Grey, pink breast)
Mold Book Name: Sparrow, tiny
Notes: This bird is often found affixed to A-980, Birdbath.
A-899, Toucan
Height: 2”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1988-F1988 (Black, red/orange/black beak, wire ring)
Mold Book Name: Toucan
Notes: A few rings have an added ceramic leaf hanger. These were most likely salesman samples and never put into regular production. See Macaw for a photo of the leaf hanger.
A-495, Tweetie Bird Baby
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961-F1961, as “Baby Bird” (Black/pink “Robin” [htf])
F1966-F1989, as “Baby Tweetie Bird” (Blue, Brown)
F2005-2021, as “Baby Tweetie blue/yellow” (Blue/lined mouth, Yellow/lined mouth)
Mold Book Name: Bird, baby
Notes: A-186, Robin baby, beak open, is a revised version of this mold.
A-105, Tweetie Bird Baby, wire legs
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-S1951, as “Baby Blue Bird” (Blue)
F1951, as “Baby Bird (canary/blue bird)” (Blue, pale pink breast; Yellow)
F1967, as “Baby Bird (blue/yellow)” (Blue, red breast; Yellow)
Mold Book Name: Bird Baby
Notes: This mold is also known as Tweetie Bird Baby, style 1.
A-483, Tweetie Bird Brother
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961, as “Bird (yellow)” (Yellow [rare])
F1961, as “Bird (blue/yellow/green/orange)” (Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange [all rare])
F1966-F1967, as “Tweetie Bird” (Brown [htf])
Mold Book Name: Bird sitting head straight forward
Notes: A-483 and A-484 can be difficult to distinguish. A-483 (Brother) has its head straight forward and tail off the ground. A-484 (Sister) has its head turned slightly to the left and tail down; see comparison photo. In general, A-483 is a hard-to-find mold and was never called ‘Brother” by Hagen-Renaker; that is a collector name only. The 1961 birds were attached to wires (some wires have broken or been cut off).
A-107, Tweetie Bird Mama, wire legs
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-S1951, as “Mama Blue Bird” (Blue)
F1951, as “Mama Bird (canary/blue bird)” (Blue, pale pink breast, comma eyes; Yellow, comma eyes)
F1967, as “Mama bird (blue/yellow)” (Blue, red breast, dot eyes; Yellow, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Bird Mama
Notes: This mold is also known as Tweetie Bird Mama, style 2.
A-481, Tweetie Bird Mama, wings down
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961, as “Bird (blue)” (Blue [rare])
F1961, as “Bird (blue/yellow/green/orange)” (Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange [all rare])
F1966-F1971, as “Tweetie Bird” (Brown)
S1972-F1977, as “Papa Tweetie Bird” (Brown)
F1978-F1989, as “Papa Tweetie Bird” (Blue, red breast)
F2005-2021, as “Ma Tweetie blue/yellow” (Blue/lined mouth, Yellow/lined mouth)
Mold Book Name: Bird wings outstretched
Notes: This mold is also known as Tweetie Bird Mama, style 2. The name Papa was used for this mold from 1972 to 1989. The 1961 birds are or were attached to wires (some wires have broken or been cut off).
A-106, Tweetie Bird Papa, wire legs
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-S1951, as “Papa Blue Bird” (Blue)
F1951, as “Papa Bird (canary/blue bird)” (Blue, pale pink breast, comma eyes; Yellow, comma eyes)
F1967, as “Papa bird (blue/yellow)” (Blue, red breast, dot eyes; Yellow, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Bird Papa
Notes: This mold is also known as Tweetie Bird Papa, style 1.
A-484, Tweetie Bird Sister
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1961, as “Bird (orange)” (Orange [rare])
F1961, as “Bird (blue/yellow/green/orange)” (Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange [all rare])
F1972-S1973, as “Sister Tweetie Bird” (Brown)
F1973-F1977, as “Mama Tweetie Bird” (Brown)
Mold Book Name: Sitting bird head turned
Notes: A-483 and A-484 can be difficult to distinguish. They are the same size. A-483 (Brother) has its head straight forward and tail off the ground. A-484 (Sister) has its head turned slightly to the left and tail down; see comparison photo. The 1961 birds were attached to wires (some wires have broken or been cut off).
A-223, Baby Woodpecker
Height: ¾”
Designer: Tom Masterson
Production Dates:
S1954-F1954, as “Baby Woodpecker” (Black/white/red)
F1973, as “Baby Woodpecker with Nest” (Black/white/red, brown nest)
2007, European Special Run (Iridescent black/white/red, brown nest)
Mold Book Name: Woodpecker baby
A-222, Mama Woodpecker
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Tom Masterson
Production Dates:
S1954-F1954, as “Mama Woodpecker” (Black/white/red)
2007, European Special Run (Iridescent black/white/ red)
Mold Book Name: Woodpecker mama