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| "I have something. The SkyClan scent on the border isn't because of prey-stealing. It's because of me. I've fallen in love with a SkyClan cat, and we've been meeting secretly. It's her scent that the patrols have picked up. […] I've been scared to speak to you. But after I talked to Tawnypelt, I realized that she's right. There's nothing wrong with the choice I'm making. I'm going to become a SkyClan warrior so that I can be with Ridgeglow." |
| — Birchfeather to Tigerstar and Dovewing in The Elders' Quest, page 51 |
Birchfeather is a light brown tom.[3]
Birchfeather is a SkyClan resident completing his trials under Leafstar's leadership in the lake territories, previously a warrior of ShadowClan under Tigerstar's leadership. He was born to Tigerstar and Dovewing as Birchkit alongside his littermate, Rowankit. He mourned for his brother when he died from greencough. He soon earned his apprentice name, Birchpaw, with Slatefur as his mentor, before eventually earning his warrior name, Birchfeather. Upon falling in love with a SkyClan warrior, Ridgeglow, Birchfeather joined SkyClan to become her mate, damaging his relationship with his parents.
History[]
In the A Starless Clan arc[]
River[]
Sky[]
- "While [Birchkit] was eager to play, eager to explore the camp, Rowankit was always content to be snuggled up to my belly."
- ―Dovewing about Birchkit during Rowankit's vigil Sky, page 164
Wind[]
- He is now an apprentice named Birchpaw with Slatefur as his mentor.
Star[]
- When Tigerstar leaves to investigate if Splashtail has truly been driven out, Nightheart thinks that he had asked him and Sunbeam to stay as he is wary of leaving the Clan vulnerable since his kit is in camp.
In the Changing Skies arc[]
The Elders' Quest[]
- "Will you come with me, Tawnypelt? I really need your support while I talk to my parents. I'm their last-born, and the only survivor of my litter, and they still treat me like a kit, even though I'm a full-grown warrior!"
- ―Birchfeather asking for Tawnypelt's support The Elders' Quest, page 51
- Tigerstar orders Tawnypelt to lead a patrol to check the SkyClan border for signs of trespassing, and she decides to take Birchfeather with her. Near the SkyClan border, Tawnypelt picks up SkyClan scent, realizing that it is a single cat, and asks Birchfeather about the junior warriors of other Clans. Reluctantly, Birchfeather reveals that he is in love with Ridgeglow and had been meeting up with her there. He tells Tawnypelt that the reason he had not told anyone about his relationship is that he was scared of what his parents would say. Tawnypelt assures him that Tigerstar and Dovewing would understand, as they once had a forbidden relationship, believing that he intends for Ridgeglow to join ShadowClan. Birchfeather decides to tell his parents when they return home, and when they reach camp, Tawnypelt agrees to accompany him for support. However, once Birchfeather tells his parents about his relationship, revealing his intention to join SkyClan, they are upset and blame Tawnypelt.
- When Birchfeather says his goodbyes to ShadowClan, he is distressed that his parents have not spoken to him. Tawnypelt confronts Tigerstar and Dovewing, who are upset that Birchfeather is leaving after they already lost his brother, Rowankit. Tigerstar accuses her of wanting Birchfeather to go, but she points out their own forbidden relationship. Hesitantly, they leave their den to say a formal goodbye to their son, which upsets him further. Tawnypelt accompanies Birchfeather on his way to SkyClan, and he expresses his desire for his parents' support. She assures him that their approval is not necessary for him to pursue his own happiness. The two agree to meet outside of Gatherings, making Tawnypelt happy, and at the border, they say their goodbyes.
- Following Kitescratch's death, Leafstar's competency as a leader comes into question, and Kitescratch's mother, Reedclaw, leads a vote to depose her. Ridgeglow attempts to encourage Birchfeather to vote against Leafstar, but Hawkwing tells Birchfeather to abstain since he is not yet a true member of SkyClan, to Birchfeather's relief. Soon after, Tawnypelt decides to visit Birchfeather, though Tigerstar refuses to send a message to his son. When he arrives, Tawnypelt notices that he seems upset. He admits that SkyClan attempted to depose Leafstar after she attacked one of her own cats, though Birchfeather is annoyed that he has not been given his trials. Tawnypelt extends an offer for him to rejoin ShadowClan but he insists that he wants to be with Ridgeglow. They briefly discuss kits, and Birchfeather questions if his family misses him.
- While hunting, Tawnypelt wonders about Birchfeather. She catches a squirrel that runs from SkyClan territory, only to be confronted by Ridgeglow, who attacks her. Birchfeather stops them and explains that he and Ridgeglow are completing one of his tasks: catching prey for their hungry Clan. Tawnypelt keeps the squirrel, but after the dejected SkyClan cats leave, she chases a rabbit into SkyClan territory and hears a joyful Birchfeather make the catch. She soon realizes that Yarrowleaf has seen her. Tigerstar accuses Tawnypelt of putting Birchfeather above ShadowClan and says that she has hurt the chance of Birchfeather coming home, and he punishes her with night guard duty.
- During SkyClan's second vote against Leafstar, Birchfeather again stands aside, still having not yet completed his trials. Later, when Tawnypelt decides to investigate the new Twoleg den because of her dream, she encounters Birchfeather completing another trial on dawn patrol. He decides to accompany her to the Twoleg den to find the cat in distress from Tawnypelt's dream, and when they arrive, he slips under the wall with her. When they cannot initially hear the cat, they split up to search, only for Tawnypelt to fall with a collapsing pile of shiny logs. She calls to Birchfeather, who responds, but she falls into a hole and loses consciousness. Birchfeather gets help from SkyClan to save her.
Hidden Moon[]
- "I just feel like no one cares about making me a warrior. Since I wasn't born in SkyClan and I don't have kin here, no cat except Ridgeglow is interested in whether I become part of the Clan or not. [...] I wish leaders thought about all their warriors."
- ―Birchfeather's frustration over his delayed trial Hidden Moon, page 14
- Soon after Leafstar and Hawkwing return from the Moonpool, Birchfeather visits Tawnypelt again. He begins to complain that Hawkwing still will not give him his trial, but as he does, Shadowsight and Dovewing enter the SkyClan camp. Dovewing notices him, seeming upset, and she and Shadowsight approach to speak with Tawnypelt. Birchfeather is cordial with his kin, but when Dovewing begins to suggest that he can come home with Ridgeglow, he grows frustrated. He refuses to return home, and when Dovewing insists that he has not thought about it enough, he walks away from her. To Tawnypelt, Dovewing dismisses Birchfeather's decision as having been too swift. She argues that she and Tigerstar had been in love for many moons, accusing Birchfeather of finding it easy to leave them. Despite Shadowsight's assurance that it likely had not been so simple, Dovewing is firm that Birchfeather has acted brashly, and she growls at Tawnypelt about encouraging her son to leave.
- Upon returning home, Tawnypelt speaks with Tigerstar. She notes that it was fortunate she encountered Birchfeather on the way to the Twoleg den, to which Tigerstar asks if they had spent time together. She pushes him to speak to Birchfeather, but Tigerstar growls back that his son needs to see the consequences of his own actions.
In the Super Editions[]
Ivypool's Heart[]
- "But I had a wonderful time here, helping Stalk Purr with the newborn kits. It reminded me of taking care of Birchkit and Rowankit when they were first born."
- ―Dovewing to Ivypool about caring for the wildcat kits Ivypool's Heart, page 362
Character pixels[]
Main images[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. |
Official art[]
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Kin[]
Members[]
Mate:
Mother:
Father:
Sisters:
- Pouncestep:[9] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Lightleap:[9] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
Brothers:
- Shadowsight:[9] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Rowankit:[3] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Nephews:
- Redpaw:[10] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Beechkit:[6] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Quickkit:[6] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
Aunts:
Uncle:
Grandfathers:
Grandmothers:
Great-grandfathers:
- Scorchwind:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dustpelt:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tigerstar:[15] Deceased, no residence
- Cloudtail:[16] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
Great-grandmothers:
- Darkflower:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ferncloud:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Goldenflower:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brightheart:[16] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
Great-great-grandfathers:
- Hal:[17] Deceased, residence unknown
- Fuzzypelt:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Pinestar:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Oliver:[20] Status unknown
- Whitestorm:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lionheart:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Smallear:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-grandmothers:
- Featherstorm:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Robinwing:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Leopardfoot:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Princess:[26] Living (As of Dawn)
- Brindleface:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Speckletail:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Frostfur:[29] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Oakstar:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thistleclaw:[31] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
- Adderfang:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Jake:[33] Deceased, unknown residence
- Stagleap:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Sweetbriar:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowfur:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swiftbreeze:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Nutmeg:[35] Living (As of Fire and Ice)
- Harepounce:[36] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Poppydawn:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Flashnose:[37] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Crystal:[38] Living (As of Pinestar's Choice)
- Moonflower:[39] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Windflight:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stormtail:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Fallowsong:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Daisytoe:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelwhisker:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Rooktail:[45] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglestorm:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-uncles:
- Brambleclaw:[15] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Spiderleg:[46] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shrewpaw:[46] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Foxleap:[47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowbush:[48] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dewnose:[48] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Cedarheart:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-aunts:
- Hollykit:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Larchkit:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Icecloud:[47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ambermoon:[48] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-uncle/aunt:
- Lavenderkit:[13] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-uncles:
- Hawkfrost:[49] Deceased, no residence
- Tadpole:[50] Deceased, residence unknown
- Swiftpaw:[51] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-aunt:
Half-great-uncle/aunt:
Great-great-aunts:
- Nightkit:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistkit:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cinderpelt:[54] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistlekit:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-uncles:
- Brackenfur:[54] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Thornclaw:[29] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Ashfur:[27] Deceased, no residence
- Elderkit:[55][21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tulipkit:[55][21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ravenpaw:[56] Deceased, unknown residence member and StarClan visitor
- Snowkit:[57] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Raggedstar:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-aunts/uncles:
- Nami:[58][20] Status unknown
- Zack:[58][20] Status unknown
- Livy:[58][20] Status unknown
- Taylor:[58][20] Status unknown
- Chestnutkit:[59][18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cherrypaw:[59][18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-aunts:
- Russetfur:[60] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dawncloud:[61] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sorreltail:[62] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-uncles:
- Longtail:[63] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Volewhisper:[61] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mosspaw:[61] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rainwhisker:[62] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[62] Deceased, verified StarClan member
First cousins:
- Bristlefrost:[64] Deceased, no residence
- Thriftear:[64] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Flipclaw:[64] Living (As of Hidden Moon)
- Juniperclaw:[65] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[65] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sleekwhisker:[66] Living (As of River of Fire)
Tree[]
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
- River (First appearance; mentioned only)
- Sky
- Shadow (Allegiances only)
- Thunder (Allegiances only)
- Wind (Allegiances only)
- Star (Indirect mention only)
- Ivypool's Heart (Allegiances appearance; mentioned in text)
- The Elders' Quest
- Hidden Moon
Trivia[]
Interesting facts[]
- Birchfeather is implied to have been named after his grandfather, Birchfall.[4]
- Birchfeather has ThunderClan blood via Dovewing[12] and Tawnypelt,[67] and kittypet blood through Cloudtail[68] and Hal.[24]
Mistakes[]
- He is called Birchkit[69] and referred to as a kit[70] after having been made an apprentice.[71][72]
Quotes[]
- "I'll miss you."
- ―Birchkit to Rowankit during his brother's vigil Sky, page 164
- Birchfeather: "Do you really think they're not going to come say goodbye?"
- Tawnypelt: "Of course they will."
- The Elders' Quest, pages 112-113
- Birchfeather: "I was starting to have second thoughts, until my parents came out to speak to me. They didn't sound all that warm, but at least now I know that they don't hate me."
- Tawnypelt: "I'm glad they came to speak to you. And you need to realize that they're behaving this way because they love you so much. They can't bear to see you leave."
- The Elders' Quest, page 116
- "But I can't just leave! I could never do that to Ridgeglow. Our love is so true, it overwhelms me sometimes! Have you ever felt love like that, Tawnypelt?"
- ―Birchfeather refusing to rejoin ShadowClan The Elders' Quest, page 160
- "It's always something. Ridgeglow and I need to start our lives together. I should have been a SkyClan warrior for half a moon already."
- ―Birchfeather's impatience Hidden Moon, page 13
- Birchfeather: "No. I'm not a SkyClan warrior yet. They're waiting until Hawkwing is leader to give me my third task."
- Dovewing: "You know, if you wanted to come back to ShadowClan, we'd welcome Ridgeglow—"
- Hidden Moon, page 89
External links[]
Exclusive! River: Excerpt on Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Exclusive! Sky: Excerpt on Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Exclusive! Shadow: Excerpt on Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiances only)
Exclusive! Thunder: Excerpt on Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiances only)
Exclusive: Wind chapters on Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiances only)
Exclusive! Ivypool's Heart chapters on Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Grief and hope in Ivypool's Heart on Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
Exclusive! Star chapters on Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiances only)
Exclusive! The Elders' Quest chapters on Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiances only)
New chapters! Hidden Moon on Warriors official website (backup link)
Previewing Changing Skies, Book #2: Hidden Moon on Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Fan content[]
New kits from River artwork on Warriors official website (backup link)
Dovewing and Tigerstar's family artwork on Warriors official website (backup link)
Birchfeather and Ridgeglow artwork on Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Revealed in The Elders' Quest, page 139
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in Star, chapter 8
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Revealed in River, allegiances
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in River, page 47
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Revealed in Wind, allegiances
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Revealed in The Elders' Quest, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in The Elders' Quest, page 200
- ↑ Revealed in River, page 33
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, page 187
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Hidden Moon, page 94
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Revealed in Midnight, page 84
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Midnight, page 17
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 100
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 150
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 6
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, allegiances
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 219
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 42
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 48
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, pages 62-63
- ↑ Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 1
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 364
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 13
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 47
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 197
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 8
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 3
- ↑ Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 5
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 315
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 19
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 4
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 1
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 19
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Revealed in The Sight, page 5
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Revealed in Moonrise, page 258
- ↑ Revealed in Return to the Clans, page 2
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 225
- ↑ Revealed in Into the Wild, page 153
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 95-97
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, pages 226-227
- ↑ Revealed in Graystripe's Vow, page 9
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 44
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 230
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 329
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 205
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 418
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 12
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, pages 114-115
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, pages 347-348
- ↑ Revealed in Rising Storm, page 19
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 220
- ↑ Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, page 30
- ↑ Revealed in Star, page 72
- ↑ Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Star, allegiances
| Leader | Leafstar |
|---|---|
| Deputy | Hawkwing |
| Medicine cats | Frecklewish • Fidgetflake |
| Mediator | Tree |
| Warriors | Tinycloud • Sagenose • Mintfur • Nettlesplash • Rabbitleap • Plumwillow • Macgyver • Harrybrook • Blossomheart • Cloudmist • Bellaleaf • Dewspring • Reedclaw • Violetshine • Palesky • Gravelnose (Robinpaw) • Nectarsong (Starlingpaw) • Quailfeather • Pigeonfoot • Sunnypelt • Turtlecrawl • Rootspring • Needleclaw • Beesting • Beetleshine • Ridgeglow • Duskshine • Birchfeather |
| Apprentices | Starlingpaw • Robinpaw |
| Queens | Wrenflight |
| Kits | N/A |
| Elders | Fallowfern • Sparrowpelt • Cherrytail |




