fledged

[ flejd ]

/ flɛdʒd /

having the plumage or feathers necessary for flight.

having the characteristics of maturity.

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First recorded in 1570–80; fledge + -ed²

Dick and Jack, Molly and Katy, were now fledged; and it was high time for them to begin to exercise a little.
Little Robins Learning to Fly|Madeline Leslie
If I had seen him for the first time, I should have taken him to be a fledged centaur—a mixture of man, quadruped, and bird.
In the Wilds of Africa|W.H.G. Kingston
He lives on good terms with the other occupants of the nest, and when fledged, makes laudable if ludicrous attempts to caw.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
The broken eggshells may lie in the old nest, but the fledged larks are singing in the blue of the sky.
The Luckiest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil

The young, when fledged, generally having the lower parts longitudinally streaked.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America|John James Audubon