Banana Bird
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| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) (2005) | ||
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- “You are too generous, Kongs. Here, have this Bananus Goldus Flutterus. Err uh... I meant Banana Bird!”
- —Bramble, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Banana Birds (scientific name according to Bramble: Bananus Goldus Flutterus) are a species introduced in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. These birds are made out of partially peeled bananas.
History
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Banana Birds are supporting characters in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!. They were separated from the Banana Queen during the game's events, and Dixie and Kiddy try to reunite them with her. A Banana Bird can usually be obtained from completing a memory challenge in a secret cave, releasing the Banana Bird gets from the crystal at the top of the ceiling. A few of the Banana Birds can be obtained from a Brother Bear. After the player characters rescue every Banana Bird, defeating Baron K. Roolenstein in the Knautilus, and return to Wrinkly's Save Cave (or Wrinkly's Retreat in the remake), all of the Banana Birds to fly themselves and the Kongs over to the Banana Queen. It is revealed that K. Roolenstein had cursed them, causing the babies to be imprisoned in crystal and the mother behind an evil barrier. All of the Banana Birds sing, breaking the barrier.
Banana Birds appear in the following locations:
- Bounty Beach – Northern Kremisphere overworld, near Funky's Rentals.
- Kong Cave – Northern Kremisphere overworld, north of Bazaar's General Store, behind several rocks.
- Undercover Cove – Northern Kremisphere overworld, north of the waterfall near Kong Cave.
- Belcha's Burrow – Northern Kremisphere overworld, southwest of Bazaar's General Store, across the water. Gyrocopter required.
- K's Kache – Northern Kremisphere overworld, on the island in the northwestern lake. Gyrocopter required.
- Hill-Top Hoard – Northern Kremisphere overworld, far northeast cliff. Gyrocopter required.
- Smuggler's Cove – Lake Orangatanga, along the northern beach.
- Arich's Hoard – Kremwood Forest. Once Brash's record is beaten in Riverside Race, he will throw a tantrum, revealing the entrance across from Bobbing Barrel Brawl.
- Bounty Bay – Cotton Top Cove, slightly northeast from Bazza's Blockade.
- Sky-High Secret – Mekanos, get Big Bessie working again to enter it.
- Glacial Grotto – K3, west of Blizzard's Basecamp.
- Clifftop Cache – Razor Ridge, via Björn's Chairlifts.
- Sewer Stockpile – Kaos Kore, behind the grate. Decode Baffle's clue to enter.
- Owned by Barnacle. Trade him the shell for it.
- Owned by Bramble. Trade him the Flupperius Petallus Pongus for it.
Five additional Banana Birds were added in the remake:
- Whirlpool Wreck – Pacifica, swim north of Barbos's Barrier.
- Owned by Bachelor. Trade him the box of chocolates and the Rose for it.
- Owned by Funky Kong. Complete all four of his minigames to earn it.
- Owned by Cranky Kong. Clear his challenge once to earn it.
- Owned by Swanky Kong. Clear his challenge once to earn it.
Additionally, K's Kache has been relocated to a clifftop in the Northwest section of the Northern Kremisphere, as the Turbo Ski is capable of reaching the northwest lake in the Game Boy Advance remake.
Donkey Konga
Banana Birds are non-playable characters in Donkey Konga. In single-player mode only, Banana Birds hop around the lower part of the screen while Donkey Kong plays a song. They only act as scenery and have no in-game effect. Banana Birds appear in every musical performance mode ("Street Performance", "Challenge", and "Jam Session"). Only a few hop around the screen in "Jam Session."
Gallery
Donkey Konga sprite
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Italian | Uccello banana[?] | Banana bird | |
| Uccellino Banana[?] | Little banana bird |
