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This article contains major spoilers for the recently released book, Wind. Please proceed at your own discretion. |
This article is about Birchpaw from A Starless Clan; you may be looking for either Birchbark from A Vision of Shadows, or Birchfall from ThunderClan.| "Flamepaw glanced over at Birchfall, whose eyes shone with pride. Every cat assumed that Birchkit had been named in honor of the senior warrior." |
| — Flamepaw on Birchkit's name in River, chapter 4 |
Birchpaw is a light brown tom.[1][4]
History[]
In the A Starless Clan arc[]
River[]
- "It's still a ways off, but in a few moons, Dovewing and Tigerstar's kits will need mentors."
- ―Sunbeam about Birchkit and Rowankit River, page 33
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.
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, chapter 33
Character pixels[]
Main images[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. .kit.png "Birchpaw (ASC).kit.png (15 KB)") Kit Version .apprentice.png "Birchpaw (ASC).apprentice.png (29 KB)") Apprentice Version |
Alternate images[]
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. .kit.alt.png "Birchpaw (ASC).kit.alt.png (19 KB)") Alternative Kit Version |
Official art[]
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Please do not edit this gallery .Icon.png "Birchpaw (ASC).Icon.png (5 KB)"){kind=icon} Birchpaw (ASC)'s icon on the Warriors family tree |
Kin[]
Members[]
Mother:
Father:
Sisters:
- Pouncestep:[6] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Lightleap:[6] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
Brothers:
- Shadowsight:[6] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Rowankit:[1] Deceased, verified StarClan member
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Aunts:
Uncle:
Grandfathers:
Grandmothers:
Great-grandfathers:
- Scorchwind:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dustpelt:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tigerstar:[11] Deceased, no residence
- Cloudtail:[12] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
![[9]](#cite_note-familytreeScorchwind.family.png-9){kind=link}
Great-grandmothers:
- Darkflower:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ferncloud:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Goldenflower:[11] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Brightheart:[12] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
Great-great-grandfathers:
- Hal:[13] Deceased, residence unknown
- Fuzzypelt:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Pinestar:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Oliver:[16] Status unknown
- Whitestorm:[17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lionheart:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Smallear:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[14]](#cite_note-familytreeFuzzypelt.family.png-14){kind=link}
![[16]](#cite_note-familytreeCloudtail.family.png-16){kind=link}
![[17]](#cite_note-familytreeWhitestorm.family.png-17){kind=link}
![[19]](#cite_note-familytreeSmallear.family.png-19){kind=link}
Great-great-grandmothers:
- Featherstorm:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Robinwing:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Leopardfoot:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Princess:[22] Living (As of Dawn)
- Brindleface:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Speckletail:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Frostfur:[25] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Oakstar:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Thistleclaw:[27] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member
- Adderfang:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Jake:[29] Deceased, unknown residence
- Stagleap:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Sweetbriar:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowfur:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swiftbreeze:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Nutmeg:[31] Status unknown
- Harepounce:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Poppydawn:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Flashnose:[33] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Crystal:[34] Living (As of Pinestar's Choice)
- Moonflower:[35] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Windflight:[36] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stormtail:[37] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-great-great-great-grandmothers:
- Fallowsong:[38] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Daisytoe:[39] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelwhisker:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[40]](#cite_note-familytreeEaglestorm.family.png-40){kind=link}
Great-great-great-great-great-grandfathers:
- Rooktail:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglestorm:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-uncles:
- Brambleclaw:[11] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Spiderleg:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shrewpaw:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Foxleap:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Snowbush:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dewnose:[44] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Cedarheart:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-aunts:
- Hollykit:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Larchkit:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Icecloud:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ambermoon:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-uncle/aunt:
- Lavenderkit:[9] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-uncles:
- Hawkfrost:[45] Deceased, no residence
- Tadpole:[46] Deceased, status unknown
- Swiftpaw:[47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-aunt:
Half-great-uncle/aunt:
![[49]](#cite_note-familytreeGoldenflower.family.png-49){kind=link}
Great-great-aunts:
- Nightkit:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistkit:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cinderpelt:[50] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mistlekit:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-uncles:
- Brackenfur:[50] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Thornclaw:[25] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Ashfur:[23] Deceased, no residence
- Elderkit:[51][17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tulipkit:[51][17] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Ravenpaw:[52] Deceased, verified StarClan and Unknown Residence member
- Snowkit:[53] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Raggedstar:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-aunts/uncles:
- Nami:[54][16] Status unknown
- Zack:[54][16] Status unknown
- Livy:[54][16] Status unknown
- Taylor:[54][16] Status unknown
- Chestnutkit:[55][14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Cherrypaw:[55][14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-aunts:
- Russetfur:[56] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dawncloud:[57] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sorreltail:[58] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Half-great-great-uncles:
- Longtail:[59] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Volewhisper:[57] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Mosspaw:[57] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rainwhisker:[58] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[58] Deceased, verified StarClan member
![[59]](#cite_note-familytreePatchpelt.family.png-59){kind=link}
First cousins:
- Bristlefrost:[60] Deceased, no residence
- Thriftear:[60] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Flipclaw:[60] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)
- Juniperclaw:[61] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[61] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sleekwhisker:[62] Living (As of River of Fire)
Tree[]
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
Interesting facts[]
- Birchpaw is implied to have been named after his grandfather, Birchfall.[2]
- Birchpaw has ThunderClan blood via Dovewing[8] and Tawnypelt,[63] and kittypet blood through Cloudtail[64] and Hal.[20]
Mistakes[]
- He is depicted as a light brown tabby on the Warrior Cats website.[65]
- He is called Birchkit after having been made an apprentice.[66][67]
![[65]](#cite_note-familytreeBirchpaw_(ASC).Icon.png-65){kind=link}
Quotes[]
- "I'll miss you."
- ―Birchkit to Rowankit during his brother's vigil Sky, page 164
External links[]
- Exclusive! River: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Exclusive! Sky: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Exclusive! Shadow: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! Thunder: Excerpt on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive: Wind chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
- Exclusive! Ivypool's Heart chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Grief and hope in Ivypool's Heart on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Exclusive! Star chapters on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Allegiance only)
Fan content[]
- New kits from River artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
- Dovewing and Tigerstar's family artwork on the Warriors official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Revealed in River, allegiances
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in River, page 47
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in Wind, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Sky, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in River, page 33
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 18
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Revealed in Sunrise, page 317
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Revealed in Midnight, page 84
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Midnight, page 17
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 100
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Code of the Clans, page 150
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter 6
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, allegiances
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 219
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 42
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 48
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, pages 62-63
- ↑ Revealed in Pinestar's Choice, chapter 1
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 364
- ↑ Revealed in The Ultimate Guide, page 13
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 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
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 1
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 19
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Revealed in The Sight, page 5
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 Revealed in The Last Hope, page 216
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 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)
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, pages 95-97
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Revealed in Into the Wild, pages 226-227
- ↑ Revealed in Graystripe's Vow, page 9
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 44
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 230
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 329
- ↑ Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 205
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 Revealed in Yellowfang's Secret, page 418
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 12
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 Revealed in River of Fire, page 203
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 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 on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- ↑ Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, page 30
- ↑ Revealed in Ivypool's Heart, allegiances
 ShadowClan cats
| |
|---|---|
| Leader | Tigerstar |
| Deputy | Cloverfoot |
| Medicine cats | Puddleshine • Shadowsight • Frostpaw |
| Warriors | Snowbird • Tawnypelt • Scorchfur • Dovewing • Grassheart • Stonewing • Yarrowleaf • Slatefur (Birchpaw) • Whorlpelt • Snaketooth • Flowerstem • Blazefire • Gullswoop • Pouncestep • Lightleap • Spireclaw • Flaxfoot • Hopwhisker • Fringewhisker |
| Apprentices | Birchpaw |
| Queen | Cinnamontail |
| Kits | Firkit • Streamkit • Bloomkit • Whisperkit |
| Elders | Oakfur |