Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Fjordhawk
Based on Dododex's testing of dozens of creatures, it generally prefers larger creatures such as the Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, or Parcer (all three were equal), however the size is not always correlated to how effective the creature is. The Ovis is the most effective creature to feed it. The Phiomia tames it very well in comparison to other easy-to-hunt dinos (even outperforming the Allosaurus and the Therizinosaurus).
Note that the level of the creature it eats does not matter (a level 1 will increase the taming bar just as much as a level 150).
Share which creatures worked best for you using the 'Tips' feature!
Stats
BASE STATS
| Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 150 | +30 | — | LOW Ranked 124 of 152 |
 Stamina | 150 | +15 | — | AVG Ranked 112 |
 Oxygen | 120 | +12 | — | |
 Food | 1,000 | +100 | — | AVG Ranked 114 |
 Weight | 65 | +1.3 | — | LOW Ranked 137 |
 Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | — | AVG Ranked 139 |
 Movement Speed | 100% | — | — | |
 Torpor | 120 | +7.2 | — | LOW Ranked 122 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Fjordhawk vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) | ||||
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
Use beds as TPs for your stuff. When you fast travel having the hawk on your shoulders it brings your stuff for you. Tested a few times.
When they're eating corpses make sure to un-mount your tame (if you're on one) to actually make the hawks taming progress go up, because when on a mount their progress bar doesn't go up.
First one to do this!
It can retrieve your items when you die.
Hands down, the best shoulder pet if you're the type to run into danger with no plan...leeeeeeroyyy jenkinssss style!
Had a plan, deep dive for oil with my hawk pet and "Flipper" (set to passive and not following, smart right?)...that's it, that's all the planning...got electrocuted on the first run. Crap.... recovered corpse and found my hawk, flipper isn't dead but zero clue where it went....jumped on my frog, "Frogette' for a rescue and tried again...yep, that's right fried again. Now I'm 2 water tames down and hawk is gone.....was able to rescue the beast frog and my 2nd corps but no loot.....no hawk in site. Ran to base and "lil bird" (yeah, I'm not a creative namer) was chilling next to the bed with my bag of loot.....best shoulder pet, otter is good, but hawk will bring back your stuff!!
Who wishes this thing to be easier to tame?
In order to tame you have to let it follow you while you kill creatures. It will then proceed to eat the corpse, the taming bar raises with each bite it takes. Depending on what you kill determines how fast the taming bar rises. Phiomas worked well because it takes several bites. Keep your eye on it so it doesn't fly off and be careful not let it take damage or you will have to start over again.
It has UNLIMITED weight, so Black box yourself with metal or any other resource, eat a piece of poly or fast travel with a sleeping bag, spawn back at base and you are done.
Rock elementals no longer work
Use them to steal wyvern eggs.
Just grab an egg with a hawk on your shoulder, die to a wyvern and it will bring your stuff (with the egg) back to you!
When you kill a dino with a flyer, it does not tame it it only works when you kill the Dino and get off your flyer I Don't think it's for anybody
Resources
Fjordhawk Breeding
Maturation Time Calculator
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Fits Through
MAPS
SPAWN MAPS
FjordurThe Fjordhawk is a scavenging bird in ARK: Survival Evolved that is included in the free DLC map, Fjordur, on June 12, 2022. It can fetch items and locate injured targets. After dying, the Fjordhawk can retrieve and return your items once you die.
Translations: Π―ΡΡΡΠ΅Π± ΡΡΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ².