Editing Bird (Mario vs. Donkey Kong series)

{{italic title|Bird (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series)}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:NitpickerMvsDK2.png]]<br>Artwork from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[List of games by date#2004|2004]])
|latest_appearance=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|variant_of=[[Nitpicker]]
|variants=[[Fire bird]]
|comparable=[[Bat (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Bat (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'')]]
}}
{{quote|This bird is not "yolk"-ing around. Get it?|[[Jordan]]|source=[[Play Nintendo]]<ref>{{cite|author=Jordan, Play Nintendo channel|date=November 4, 2024|url=youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=418|title=Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo|‬timestamp=6:58|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 9, 2024}}</ref>}}

'''Birds'''<ref name="EN name"/> are small [[Nitpicker]]s that appear in the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]]. Like the original enemies, 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 look like living animals.

==History==
===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''===
[[File:MvsDK Nitpicker.png|frame|left]]
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.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
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.

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''===
Birds reappear in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' in the boss levels [[Floor 4 Donkey Kong]] and [[Floor 4+ Donkey Kong]]. They retain their behavior from ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''.
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==List of appearances==
{|class="wikitable"width=100%
!width=40%|Title
!width=20%|Role
!width=20%|System
!width=20%|Release date
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Enemy
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|Enemy
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|Enemy
|Nintendo DS
|2010
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Enemy
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2024
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MvDK2_Room_8-DK.png|A bird flying across [[Boss Game 8]] in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
ScreenshotMvsDK_MMA_9.png|A bird flying across [[Floor 4 Donkey Kong]] in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
BirdMvsDK.png|A bird in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
MarioVsDKSwitch2-3_2.jpg|A bird flying in [[Level 2-3 (Mario vs. Donkey Kong)|Level 2-3]] in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|file1=<tt>data/data/anims/DK2_bird_anim.bin</tt>
|name1=bird
|game2=[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' (Nintendo Switch)]]
|file2=<tt>Model/Bird.bfres.zs</tt>
|name2=Bird
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=バード<ref name=Shogakukan>{{file link|Mvsdk book ii.jpg|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' Shogakukan book}}{{page needed}}</ref>
|JpnR=Bādo
|JpnM=Bird
}}

==References==
<references>
<ref name="EN name">{{cite|author=Jordan, Play Nintendo channel|title="Let’s Play Mario vs. Donkey Kong Part 2 😎 Gameplay For Kids <nowiki>|</nowiki> ‪@playnintendo"|publisher=YouTube}}<br>Quotes (with timestamps):
*"Okay, well, we know we gotta watch out for that bird above us and the [[Spike Trap|spikes]] below us." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=388 6:28])
*"Ah! The bird is back!" ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=402 6:42])
*"Bird incoming! Phew, he's gone. Hurry, Mario! This bird is not 'yolk'-ing around." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=413 6:53])
*"Hopefully, we're done with that bird. Oh, I think I spoke too soon." ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=440 7:20])
*"Sorry, bird, but did I wake ya?" ([https://youtu.be/xbntDaupVhc?t=481 8:01])</ref>
</references>

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