Disney Dreamlight Valley has an array of adorable critters you can befriend, including variants of the stunning Sunbird. This flying critter is a fun companion to have at your side, but first, you’ll have to actually befriend them by feeding them their favorite food when their schedule allows it.
Every critter you come across has a favorite food and a special schedule for when you can find it, so befriending these creatures can be a time-consuming process. Luckily, Sunbirds are one of the easiest critters to unlock if you know what their favorite foods are and what each of their schedules look like.
All Sunbird favorite foods in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Every Sunbird’s favorite food is based on the colors of their feathers, which means each one has a unique collection of favorites they’ll accept. The right food varies for each unique Sunbird type, but there is also some overlap between the Sunbird’s favorites since a few of these critters have some of the same colors.
There are five different Sunbirds in Disney Dreamlight Valley, which also means five different Sunbird favorite foods.
Emerald Sunbird favorite food
The Emerald Sunbird’s favorite food is any kind of green or yellow flower.
| Flower color | Flower types |
| Green flowers | Green Rising Penstemon Green Passion Lily |
| Yellow flowers | Dandelion Yellow Daisy Yellow Bromeliad Sunflower Yellow Nasturtium |
Golden Sunbird favorite food
The Golden Sunbird will love any orange or yellow flowers you forage and find.
| Flower color | Flower types |
| Orange flowers | Orange Houseleek Orange & Red Marsh Milkweed Orange Marsh Milkweed Orange Nasturtium |
| Yellow flowers | Dandelion Yellow Bromeliad Yellow Daisy Yellow Nasturtium Sunflower |
Orchid Sunbird favorite food
All pink and purple flowers are the favorite food of the Orchid Sunbird.
| Flower color | Flower types |
| Pink flowers | Pink Bromeliad White & Pink Falling Penstemon Pink Houseleek Pink Hydrangea |
| Purple flowers | Purple Bell Flower Purple Impatiens Purple Falling Penstemon Purple Hydrangea Purple Marsh Milkweed Purple Rising Penstemon |
Red Sunbird favorite food
The red and blue colors of the Red Sunbird indicate it loves all red and blue flowers you come across around the valley.
| Flower color | Flower types |
| Red flowers | Red Rose White & Red Hydrangea Red Passion Lily Red Bell Flower Red Bromeliad Red Falling Penstemon Red Nasturtium Red Daisy Orange & Red Marsh Milkweed |
| Blue flowers | Blue Falling Penstemon Blue Passion Lily Blue Hydrangea Blue Marsh Milkweed Blue Star Lily |
Turquoise Sunbird favorite food
The Turquoise Sunbird enjoys any pink or green flowers you feed it.
| Flower color | Flower types |
| Pink flowers | Pink Bromeliad White & Pink Falling Penstemon Pink Houseleek Pink Hydrangea |
| Green flowers | Green Rising Penstemon Green Passion Lily |
Sunbird schedule in Disney Dreamlight Valley
All Sunbirds have their own special schedule to determine when you’ll be able to find and feed them.
Each of the five unique Sunbirds can exclusively be found flying around the Sunlit Plateau biome, but the exact days and times they’ll be present vary.
| Name | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Emerald Sunbird | 12pm to 12am | N/A | All day | All day | N/A | N/A | All day |
| Golden Sunbird | 12am to 12pm | N/A | All day | N/A | All day | All day | N/A |
| Orchid Sunbird | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9am to 3pm | N/A |
| Red Sunbird | 12pm to 12am | All day | N/A | N/A | All day | N/A | All day |
| Turquoise Sunbird | 12am to 12pm | All day | N/A | All day | N/A | All day | N/A |
How to feed Sunbirds in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Sunbirds are by far one of the easiest critters to feed since all you need to do is walk up to them and select the Approach option to feed them. As soon as you do, your inventory will open up and you can select any item from your inventory to feed it.
How to befriend Sunbirds in Disney Dreamlight Valley
To add any Sunbird to your collection as a befriended companion, you must feed them for a minimum of four days. After this, the Sunbird may unlock as a companion at any point, but the total number of days needed after four is randomly chosen.
Each color variant of the Sunbird will need to be fed a minimum of four days plus whatever the extra amount of days selected is before you can choose them as a companion. Because of this, it can take quite some time to actually add all five Sunbird variants to your collection.
Now that you’ve mastered feeding Sunbirds, you might want to try tackling feeding all other critters and learning all critter schedules so you can successfully befriend all of the adorable creatures the valley has to offer.
