Flier taking the right road north (5)
I believe the answer is:
raven
'flier' is the definition.
(raven is a kind of birdanimal)
'the right road north' is the wordplay.
'the right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'road' becomes 'ave' (abbreviation for avenue).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'r'+'ave'+'n'='RAVEN'
'taking' is the link.
(Other definitions for raven that I've seen before include "pig" , "Large bird of the crow family" , "Flier" , "Large blue-black bird" , "Big black bird" .)