How can I control an animated character?

Hi Everyone,

I am just learning how to create basic games and bucking the trend (joke) by starting with a Flappy Bird imitation.

I have created a bird and animated it so that the wings flap. Does anyone know how I can control this bird so that it moves up when I hit the spacebar?

I can do it to non animated characters using the following script:

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour {

 // Use this for initialization
 void Start () {
 
 }
 // The force which is added when the player jumps
 // This can be changed in the Inspector window
 public Vector2 jumpForce = new Vector2(0, 300);

 // Update is called once per frame
 void Update () 
 {
     // Jump
     if (Input.GetKeyUp("space"))
     {
         rigidbody2D.velocity = Vector2.zero;
         rigidbody2D.AddForce(jumpForce);
     }
 }

}

Thanks