Bird - one beginning to breed on island (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bird - one beginning to breed on island (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 12, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IBIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IBIS Bird - one beginning to breed on island (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 12, 2026
8% RHODE ___ Island Red (chicken breed) (5) LA Times Mini Jan 25, 2026
8% BEAGLE Breed's first bird dog (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 11, 2025
7% COLLIE Sheepdog breed (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 12, 2026
7% IBIZA One of the Balearic Islands (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 11, 2026
7% MUTTS Mixed breeds (5) Universal Feb 11, 2026
7% NESTER Mama bird, for one (6) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
7% ARUBA One of the ABC islands (5) Universal Jan 5, 2026
7% MANX Cat breed from an island in the Irish Sea (4) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
6% MATE Animal's breeding partner (4) The Times Concise Feb 11, 2026

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