diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix
similarity index 57%
rename from pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix
index 73c0e234945e..edcf9b2846ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cawbird/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, glib, gtk3, json-glib, sqlite, libsoup, gettext, vala_0_40
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, glib, gtk3, json-glib, sqlite, libsoup, gettext, vala
 , meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gnome3, gst_all_1, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection
 , glib-networking, python3 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.7.4";
-  pname = "corebird";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  pname = "cawbird";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "baedert";
-    repo = "corebird";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0qjffsmg1hm64dgsbkfwzbzy9q4xa1q4fh4h8ni8a2b1p3h80x7n";
+    owner = "IBBoard";
+    repo = "cawbird";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256:0bk33fh32nnv6ya6j0ij34abw6a3g6m8fq13303slhhja8xhvmb1";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja vala_0_40 pkgconfig wrapGAppsHook python3
+    meson ninja vala pkgconfig wrapGAppsHook python3
     gobject-introspection # for setup hook
   ];
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs data/meson_post_install.py
   '';
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Native GTK Twitter client for the Linux desktop";
-    longDescription = "Corebird is a modern, easy and fun Twitter client.";
-    homepage = https://corebird.baedert.org/;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.jonafato ];
+    longDescription = "Cawbird is a modern, easy and fun Twitter client. Fork of the discontinued Corebird.";
+    homepage = https://ibboard.co.uk/cawbird/;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jonafato schmittlauch ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e9444de31e1c..29951a033fa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ in
 
   cardpeek = callPackage ../applications/misc/cardpeek { };
 
+  cawbird = callPackage ../applications/networking/cawbird { };
+
   cde = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cde { };
 
   cdemu-daemon = callPackage ../misc/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix { };
@@ -1379,7 +1381,7 @@ in
 
   copyright-update = callPackage ../tools/text/copyright-update { };
 
-  corebird = callPackage ../applications/networking/corebird { };
+  corebird = throw "corebird has been discontinued, use cawbird instead";
 
   inherit (callPackage ../tools/misc/coreboot-utils { })
     msrtool