How do you tame a Ichthyornis in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Ichthyornis is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Ichthyornis eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Ichthyornis is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

Where can you find Ichthyornis in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Ichthyornis spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Ichthyornis?

A baby Ichthyornis takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 29°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Ichthyornis Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Ichthyornis

SHOULDER PET

Ichthyornis

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

18 mapsFull Map →

The Ichthyornis spawns on 18 maps, typically found in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Ichthyornis Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 42m 38s|Effectiveness: 98.1% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 120Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	10	42:38	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	20	50:01	69 Lvl (219)
Cooked Lamb Chop	36	1:29:55	58 Lvl (208)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	61	1:16:16	41 Lvl (191)
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	121	2:35:25	17 Lvl (167)
+2 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×10)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 32°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Immobilized By

Bola

Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Ichthyornis corpse. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Ichthyornis is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 6 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	50.0	+10.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	120.0	+7.20	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1000.0	+100.00	+2.00%
Weight	55.0	+1.10	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Ichthyornis has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the Head (3x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Ichthyornis can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Ichthyornis out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Ichthyornis Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Ichthyornis - and contribute your own tips. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Welcome to the full Ichthyornis guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Ichthyornis has 50 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 55 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Ichthyornis is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Ichthyorniss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Ichthyornis can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Ichthyornis is a tamable, flying, piscivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.

Stamina sits at 150 base, providing decent staying power. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Starting at 50 Health, it's very frail. Weight capacity starts at 55, giving it not built for hauling.

The Ichthyornis is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Ichthyornis is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–32°C temperature window. A wild Ichthyornis is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.3 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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