A recent update for Crimson Desert introduces several new features and fixes bugs. The update includes expanded house storage, a new armor set, and new moves for each of the three playable characters, offering a good amount of fresh content to explore.
One of the most exciting new options is the ability to make birds your pets that will follow you around. If you want to add a bird to your team, here’s how to feed them, what they prefer to eat, and how to increase their Trust level.
How to Get the Sotdae of Bond
To feed birds and turn them into pets, you first need to obtain the Sotdae of Bond. This item is gained by completing the full Trembling Woods quest for the Pororin Forest Guardians. The quest starts in Hernand’s southern part, in the town of Pororin.
If you’ve already completed the quest, you can find the Sotdae of Bond in your storage at the Howling Hills camp.
When you try to enter the village, you might get drugged and thrown out by the defending shais. Don’t let this stop you; try entering Pororin two more times. After the third time, a cutscene plays, and you wake up to Arkin singing to animals. She’ll tell you that you need to find a relic that has gone missing.
Go to the marked location and wait at the cliff where Arkin is. Watch for a large, intelligent tree passing by. Climb onto the tree to find the relic caught between its branches. Pick up the relic and bring it back to Arkin to complete the quest and receive the Sotdae of Bond.
How to Feed Birds
To feed birds, you need the Sotdae of Bond in your inventory. When you’re near a bird you want to tame, select the “Use” option to place the Sotdae on the ground in a suitable spot (indicated by a blue circle).
Interact with the placed feeder to fill it with food of your choice. Different birds prefer specific foods, such as oats, buckwheat, pineapple, peas, and more. Once the bird notices the food and starts eating, its Trust level will gradually increase. Make sure to feed the bird enough to completely fill the Trust meter in one go. Taming a bird can often be done in one feeding session if you have enough of its favorite food, unlike dogs or cats that take days to domesticate.
Here’s a quick list of birds and their preferred foods, courtesy of CrimsonDesert.gg:
| Bird Name | Preferred Food |
|---|---|
| Black-Naped Oriole | Oats |
| Blue Jay | Buckwheat |
| Citron-Crested Cockatoo | Pineapple |
| Collared Dove | Peas |
| Common Tern | Crucian Carp |
| Condor | Tough Meat |
| Crow | Oats |
| Cuckoo | Corn |
| Desert Goose | Mackerel |
| Desert Wheatear | Barley |
| Eagle | Lean Meat |
| Eastern Sparrowhawk | Tender Meat |
| Eclectus Parrot | Elderberry |
| Goose | Red Tonguesole |
| Grey Parrot | Peach |
| Gyrfalcon | Marbled Meat |
| Hawk | Tough Meat |
| Hyacinth Macaw | Desert Melon |
| Kentish Plover | Beans |
| Little Blue Macaw | Apple |
| Loon | Trench |
| Long-Tailed Tit | Buckwheat |
| Mallard | Small Blackbrow Bleak |
| Meadow Bunting | Wheat |
| Owl | Tough Meat |
| Parrot | Raspberry |
| Pigeon (Gray) | Beans |
| Pigeon (White) | Barley |
| Red-Footed Falcon | Fine Meat |
| Ringneck Parrot | Grape |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Small Spirlin |
| Sand Grouse | Lentils |
| Seagull | Perch or Bass |
| Small Teal | Small Gudgeon |
| Smew | Pond Loach |
| Sparrow | Corn |
| Spot-Billed Duck | Small Minnow |
| Steppe Eagle | Lean Meat |
| Sun Conure | Pomegranate |
| Three-Toed Woodpecker | Lentils |
| Wild Duck | Ricefish |
| Whistling Duck | Small Rasbora |
| Yellow-Billed Loon | Threeline Grunt |
| Yellow-Billed Oxpecker | Peas |
Keep in mind, some birds appear only in specific locations and at certain times. For example, you can find an owl at the Abyss Gate near Howling Hills after 12 A.M., and crows are found in the village of Tariv east of the Hexe Sanctuary in Demeniss.
Once you trust a bird enough, an option to “Take In” will become available. Select this to add the bird to your collection of pets. You can then rename them or choose which bird to use from your inventory. Although they don’t fight alongside you like other animals, they will gather materials from dead bodies and resource nodes.
After taming a bird, you can leave the Sotdae of Bond where it is. It will stay there through travel and will be shown in Cliff’s Recover Item tab when managing your provisions.
How to Tame the Legendary Phoenix
The only exception to the usual method is the Legendary Phoenix, which can be found in the region south of Trader’s Expanse. During the day, look for a large, bright orange bird flying with smaller birds nearby. The phoenix is quite noticeable due to its size and color.
Once spotted, shoot it down with your bow. Don’t worry if this kills the bird; approach the corpse and skin it as you would any other legendary animal to get a Phoenix Feather. Take this feather to a witch to craft a “Sigil of Solidarity (Phoenix).” Using this item will turn the Legendary Phoenix into your pet.
For more detailed steps on obtaining this pet, there is a dedicated guide on the Legendary Phoenix.