The utility model discloses a bird repelling thorn used for a distribution line, and aims to overcome the defects of the prior art of bird repelling devices adopted by the existing power system. The adopted technical scheme is as follows: the bird repelling thorn used for the distribution line comprises a base and at least one bird repelling thorn unit, wherein the base is fixed on the distribution line, the bird repelling thorn units are arranged on the base in a diverging way to form a hemisphere shape, each bird repelling thorn unit comprises a fixed end as a bottom section, a U-shaped ring end as a middle section, and a safety top wire end as a top section, each fixed end is arranged on the base, and the base is provided with a water leakage opening. The bird repelling thorn has the advantages that the structure is simple, and the surface is galvanized, is subjected to electrostatic spraying treatment and is not easy to rust; the top is provided with the safety top wires, so the protection performance is better; the bottom is provided with the water leakage opening, so accumulated water is prevented.