The invention provides a bird-like flapping-wing micro air vehicle, comprising a rack, a drive mechanism, a control mechanism, a lithium battery, a steering mechanism, a left flapping mechanism, a left flapping wing, a right flapping mechanism, a right flapping wing, an empennage and a pitching mechanism; the drive mechansim is installed on the rack; the left flapping mechanism and the right flapping mechanism are respectively installed at two sides of the rack, driven by the drive mechanism, and respectively connected with the left flapping wing and the right flapping wing, the flapping of the left flapping wing and the right flapping wing is controlled, so that the motion tracks of the tail ends of the left flapping wing and the right flapping wing are spherical 8-shaped; the steering mechanism is installed on the rack to control the left and right steering of the air vehicle. the pitching mechanism is installed on the rack to control the empennage to swing up and down; the lithium battery provides power to the air vehicle, and the control mechanism receives external signals and controls the overall flight state of the air vehicle. The air vehicle provided by the invention aims at solving the problems of complex structure, unstable flight, low flight efficiency, low bionic degree and the like of the existing flapping-wing air vehicle.