,
Hawk and Dove,
Lady Blackhawk,
Black Canary,
Oracle.
Main characters ;Oracle/Batgirl (
Barbara Gordon): Barbara is the leader of the Birds of Prey. The former
Batgirl and daughter of Batman's closest ally
Jim Gordon, she was rendered paraplegic after being shot by
Joker in
Batman: The Killing Joke and reinvented herself as the hacker Oracle. In
The New 52 reboot, Barbara regains the use of her legs and returns to the Batgirl identity, taking a temporary hiatus from the team in the process. ;
Black Canary (Dinah Lance): A tough but good-natured and idealistic streetfighter who is the Birds of Prey's star martial artist. Barbara and Dinah are close friends, Barbara having helped Dinah through low periods in Dinah's life. In addition to her superpower, an
ultrasonic attack known as the "Canary Cry", she is also a highly skilled martial artist. She departed the team in issue #99, and returned in issue #1 of volume 2. ;
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli): A vigilante who declared war on the mafia after her family was killed in a mob hit when she was young. Following Black Canary's departure, Huntress became the team's field commander.. ;
Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake): A time-displaced 1940s character, Zinda served as the team's aviatrix and pilot of the Aerie One and Two. She is an expert sharpshooter and highly trained with various types of firearms.
Recurring characters ;
Big Barda (Barda Free): A
New God from the planet
Apokolips and a former member of the
Female Furies. ;
Black Alice (Lori Zechlin): A magically powered anti-heroine who can temporarily borrow the powers of other magic users. ;
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord): A former Justice Leaguer with a crush on Barbara. Kord is murdered in
Countdown to Infinite Crisis, and the main characters visit his grave in
Birds of Prey #96. ;
Catwoman (Selina Kyle): A feline-styled anti-heroine, Selina has cooperated with the team on several operations, the most notable of which was a starring role in the
Birds of Prey: Manhunt mini-series. ;
Cassandra Cain: The daughter of assassin
David Cain and
Lady Shiva, In pre-
Flashpoint DC continuity, Cain was the third Batgirl. ;
Cheshire: An expert martial artist and toxicologist who is a recurring enemy of the Birds of Prey. Despite this, she has worked with the group on several occasions. ;Condor (Benjamin Reyes): A male vigilante who opposed the Birds of Prey before joining the team in a 2012 story. A former
National Security Agency analyst, Benjamin Reyes later manifested
telekinetic abilities, which he learned to use to control a set of mechanical wings. ;Creote: A former KGB agent, Creote is a devoted servant and only friend to Savant. The two are later revealed to be in a gay relationship. ;
Dove (Dawn Granger): A strong-willed but calm young woman, and the avatar of peace. A former member of the
Teen Titans, Dove was granted superhuman strength, durability, and reflexes by the
Lords of Chaos and Order, and used them to fight alongside Hank Hall. Following the events of the
Blackest Night crossover, Dawn was invited to join the Birds. ;
Gypsy (Cindy Reynolds): Once a member of Justice League Detroit, Gypsy debuts as an agent for Oracle at the end of
Birds of Prey #92. She is a
metahuman whose powers include creating illusions, camouflaging herself and others near her to blend into any background. ;
Hawk (Hank Hall): A violent and conservative young man, and the avatar of war. Granted superhuman abilities by the Lords of Chaos and Order, Hawk fought crime alongside his brother Don and later Dawn, before being driven insane by the wizard
Mordru and becoming the villain Extant. After his murder at the hands of
Atom Smasher, Hank was resurrected in
Blackest Night. During the
Brightest Day follow-up crossover, he was offered an invitation to join the team. ;
Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders): Oracle first solicits her assistance in issue #104 in dealing with the
Secret Six, for which Oracle rewards her with a car. Throughout the Russian arc, Hawkgirl serves as a team member and develops a rivalry with Secret Six member
Scandal Savage. ;
Ice (Tora Olafsdotter): A Nordic metahuman with ice-related abilities and a former
Justice League International member, who was believed dead until discovered by the team in Russia. ;Infinity: A new character who appeared towards near the end of Volume One, Infinity debuted in
Birds of Prey #120, and was described by Oracle as a "new operative" in #121, though it is implied she may have worked for Oracle in the past as well. Infinity has the ability to make her body intangible, but little else is known about her. In issue #125, Infinity reveals to Huntress that she can read the residual memory of a corpse as long as its brain is intact, and that she has to make physical contact for that power to operate. Huntress asked where her phasing ability originated, and was told it was due to a curse. ;
Jade Canary (Sandra Wu-San): The assassin more commonly known as Lady Shiva took Dinah's spot on the Birds of Prey team as of "
One Year Later", calling herself the Jade Canary. After the conditions behind the switch she arranged with the Black Canary were met, she left the team. In a final act, she acquired a new apprentice to train in the form of Bethany Thorne,
Crime Doctor's daughter. ;Josh: A rental car agent who bargained with Huntress for information in exchange for a date. After reluctantly agreeing and (surprisingly) sleeping with him, Huntress has used Josh as an agent in some of her easier tasks against the mob. ;
Judomaster (Sonia Sato): In issue #100, a new female Judomaster joins the Birds of Prey after being invited by Oracle. This character would be expanded on by later writers, starting with
Justice Society of America. ;
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro): A skilled swordswoman and martial artist from Japan, who wields the enchanted Soultaker Sword. She first assisted the team in rescuing Oracle from Senator Pullman, after which Oracle gave her a card and the promise of a favor if ever required. After Oracle returned to the Batgirl identity, she suggested Katana as a full-time recruit. ;
Manhunter (Kate Spencer): In issue #100, Manhunter joins the Birds of Prey after being invited by Oracle, following Canary's resignation. She has stayed on as a core member. Kate Spencer is a vigilante of a more violent sort than her teammates. In her civilian identity, she is a federal prosecutor who became sickened to see criminals escape punishment via the judicial system. Using stolen weapons, Manhunter elects to hunt down and if necessary kill supervillains herself. ;
Misfit (Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe): A teenage orphan with teleportation powers, her persistent appearances (first as a wannabe Batgirl and then as Misfit) are initially a nuisance to Oracle, although Barbara's attitude gradually softens. After Barbara discovers her homelessness and personal tragedy, she formally invites her to become a member of the Birds. As of
Birds of Prey vol. 2, #1, she is no longer a member of the team and now lives with a foster family. ;
Nightwing (Dick Grayson): A dashing crimefighter and the original
Robin, Dick enjoyed a mutual teenage crush on Barbara that once blossomed into a steamy romance, but has crumbled despite continued strong feelings on both sides. Barbara and Dick later reconciled. ;
Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley): A noted
eco-terrorist and enemy of
Batman. She was recruited to the team by Black Canary early in the series' New 52 run, a decision that did not sit well with the other members. She possesses powerful
pheromones that make people susceptible to
mind control, as well as the ability to conjure sentient plants that can attack and restrain enemies. Eventually, it was revealed that she only joined the group to manipulate them into fulfilling her own dark agenda, and she left upon being exposed and defeated by the other members. ;
Power Girl (Karen Starr/Kara Zor-L): Power Girl was Oracle's first operative, before she took in Black Canary. This first partnership was doomed, since Power Girl was unable to save a shipload of people. She has worked occasionally with Oracle in subsequent episodes but the two have a very poor relationship; she was invited to return to the team in issue #100, but stated she would do so "when Hell freezes over", despite begrudgingly appearing before and since to assist Oracle. The animosity between them is the opposite of the traditional Batgirl/
Supergirl friendship. ;
Savant (Brian Durlin): The spoiled heir to an enormous fortune, Savant moved to Gotham to become a self-styled vigilante. After kidnapping and brutally torturing Black Canary, he was defeated by the Birds. Oracle made the questionable decision to rehabilitate him, mainly to keep his data files on hundreds of real villains. As his name would suggest, he is a genius, but due to a chemical imbalance he exhibits a non-linear memory. Savant has also exhibited feelings for Oracle, probably rooted in his envy of her computer skills. Later, however, he is shown to reciprocate Creote's romantic feelings for him as well. ;
Secret Six: Following their initial appearance, members of the Secret Six have appeared repeatedly in
Birds of Prey. The team composed of
Catman,
Deadshot,
Rag Doll,
Scandal Savage,
Knockout, and
Harley Quinn act as foils to the Birds on one shared mission. Catman and Huntress are potential romantic interests, Scandal finds an enemy in Hawkgirl, and Barda and Knockout have a longstanding rivalry. ;Strix (Mary Turner): Originally known as Mary Turner, Strix is a former Talon—a member of the
Court of Owls, a clandestine order of reanimated assassins based in Gotham City—who first appeared in the
Batgirl series. Deadly, mute, and endearing, Strix replaced Batgirl on the team at Batgirl's direction in a 2012 story. ;
Spy Smasher (Katarina Armstrong): An old college rival of Oracle's, Spy Smasher boasts a significant number of government and intelligence connections which she uses to manipulate Barbara. Trying to usurp Oracle's team, the two come to confrontation over the status of the Birds of Prey. She is also an expert sharpshooter. ;
Starling (Ev Crawford): A spirited, gun-toting vigilante introduced at the start of volume 2, following DC's
2011 reboot. Not much is known about her backstory, other than that she is a close friend of Black Canary and the first recruit added to the new team. She later betrayed the team to
Mr. Freeze. ;
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe): An international supermodel and former Justice League and Suicide Squad member, Mari was born in Africa. She inherited her family's "Tantu" totem, a necklace granting the wearer the ability to channel the skills/abilities of any animal. Vixen has been a field agent for Oracle, accompanying Huntress to the Pacific Northwest to stop a metahuman-worshipping cult. ;
Wildcat (Ted Grant): A former professional boxer and current member of the
Justice Society, Ted serves as a mentor to Dinah and has helped her on several missions. ;
Zealot (Zannah of Khera): A warrior of the Coda Sisterhood and member of the
WildC.A.T.s, Zealot joins the team in the
Dawn of DC to assist in the rescue of
Cynthia Lance. ==Collected editions==