Editing Bird (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)

{{italic title|Bird (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series)}}

|image=[[File:NitpickerMvsDK2.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''

|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])

|variants=[[Fire bird]]

|comparable=[[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')]]

Enemies based on [[Nitpicker]]s from [[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'']], simply called '''birds''',<ref name="EN name"/> appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Like their base species, they fly around an area, dropping harmful [[egg]]s onto characters. They are depicted as mechanical toys throughout much of the series, with the exception of the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake of [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']], in which they have an organic appearance.

 

These birds first appear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' in [[Donkey Kong Jungle (world)|Donkey Kong Jungle]]. They routinely spawn from [[Bird Nest|nest]]s and perform three complete flights across the level before disappearing off-screen. Once they spot [[Mario]] underneath, they pause above him and drop an egg. If Mario gets hit by the egg or the bird itself, he loses a life. The eggs laid by birds can be deflected with a [[handstand]]. In [[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]], regular birds are replaced by [[fire bird]]s.

In the game's original version, the birds are impervious to any attacks, while in the remake for the Nintendo Switch, they can be defeated with a [[stomp]], though they respawn from the same nest as before.

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', a single bird appears in [[Jungle Hijinks]], during the battle against [[Donkey Kong]] in [[Boss Game 8]]. It is more clearly depicted as a toy, with metallic-looking joints under its wings. It serves as an obstacle to the [[Mini Mario (toy)|Mini Mario]]s, swooping down on them if they are underneath it. Each time Donkey Kong is damaged, the bird briefly increases in speed and drops eggs towards the Mini Marios. A Mini Mario can drop a [[Banana Bunch]] on the bird to temporarily destroy it. The bird reappears shortly after being destroyed.

Artwork of a bird can be seen during the game's staff credits.

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