Creating bird NPCs

What’s the best way to make npcs like birds and other non-human objects?

I want to make some NPCs for my game that will not be humanoids. As in they won’t be shaped like a human, and they will be flying not walking on the ground. Should I still use a humanoid when making them?

All I really need is a flying NPC. A bird for simplicity. That I can script to move to a location. Then idle there and do some animations, then move somewhere else.

What is the best way to make an NPC like this in the game?