Ostrich Riches

Ostrich Riches is the fifth Emerald Rush event in Donkey Kong Bananza. It was first set in the Forest Layer from February 17, 2026, 12:00 a.m. PT to February 23, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PT. The event includes a number of Emerald Perks that boost abilities granted by the Ostrich Bananza. A complete run in this event lasts 10 rounds.

Rewards

Required emerald score	3,000	10,000	80,000	500,000	1,000,000
Item	100 Banandium Chips	300 Banandium Chips	Expresso Statue	600 Banandium Chips	Ostrich Bananza Statue

Available Perks

Barrel Bump-Up Egg Groove Eggsplosive Beat Fearless Flyer Fossil Radar

Glide Groove Hang-Time Beat Hurtin' Heart Munchoid Demolisher

Bananza locations

Name	Sublayer	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location description	Availability
Kong Bananza	601	Forest Layer Challenge Course 4 Bouncing for Bananas	Eggshell Hotel Annex, lowest floor	Rounds 1–3
Zebra Bananza	600	Perched Where Branches Cross	Beaky Thicket, on a grassy platform where the branches of two tree trunks intertwine	Rounds 1–3
Ostrich Bananza	600	Forest Layer Challenge Course 1 Bramble Country	Bellhop Burb, at an eggshell hut near the checkpoint	Rounds 1–3
Elephant Bananza	601	Secret in the Marsh	Mossplume Marsh, buried in a sandy patch near the checkpoint	Rounds 4–6
Snake Bananza	601	Plummeted to Mossplume Marsh!	Mossplume Marsh, at the sublayer's entrance	Rounds 1–3

Skill locations

Name	Sublayer	Corresponding Banandium Gem / challenge entrance	Location description	Availability
Apple Juice	600	Bird's-Eye View on Bellhop Burb	Off the coast of Bellhop Burb, on a grassy islet with a wooden ostrich offshoot	Rounds 4–6
	600	Forest Layer Challenge Course 2 All-You-Can-Eat Tower	Around Eggshell Hotel, below the Ostrich Elder, inside a small egg-shaped annex at the same level as the hotel's garden	Rounds 7–10
	601	Forest Fragmentone Restoration	On an islet at the center of the sublayer's base; requires fully restoring the Fragmentone.	Rounds 7–10
	602	Forest Layer Challenge Course 5 Pit Seeds	Bramblenest Bog, in an underground passage beneath the sublayer's entrance	Rounds 1–3
Bananergy	600	Under Featherfall Isle	Beaky Thicket, in the underground grotto of the island near the brink of the poison fall	Rounds 7–10
	601	Shifty Smash: Rubbery Roost	Rubbery Roost, on a rubber structure at the area's outskirts (opposite side from the area's checkpoint); requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 7–10
	602	Roosted in a Thorny Nest	By the sinkhole, on a platform in a pool of poison enclosed by a strip of stone	Rounds 7–10
Better Charge Jump	600	Bonus Stage Bouncing for Gold	Above Rockshade Getaway, on a broad grassy platform	Rounds 7–10
Better Collecting	600	A Pain in the Neck	Around the Thorn Hollow checkpoint, stuck in the shortest ostrich offshoot	Rounds 1–3
	600	Mired in Mud	Muddy Patch, in a mound at the base of the tree	Rounds 7–10
	602	The Sated Forest Growtone	Bramblenest Bog, on the upper branch of the Growtone	Rounds 7–10
Better Flutter	602	The Hungry Forest Growtone	Bramblenest Bog, on the middle branch of the Growtone	Rounds 4–6
Better Glare	600	Shifting above the Forest	High above Beaky Thicket, stuck to the underside of a Neptunite platform	Rounds 7–10
	600	Egg-Bottom Basement	Basement of Eggshell Hotel	Rounds 7–10
	601	Forest Layer Challenge Course 3 Ostrich Bananza: Flighty Feast	Rubbery Roost, at the eggshell hut near the updraft fans	Rounds 1–3
Better Inhaling	600	Hopped into Bellhop Burb	Bellhop Burb, on a small, vertical ostrich-like trunk near the checkpoint	Rounds 4–6
	601	Beneath the Moving Platform	Rubbery Roost, hanging from the bottom side of the moving Neptunite platform	Rounds 1–3
Better Sonar	600	Forest Layer Battle Challenge 1	Beaky Thicket, inside the smaller of the two tree trunks with coiling spikes	Rounds 1–3
	600	Tucked in Thorn Hollow	Inside Thorn Hollow, buried under dirt in the corner closest to the area's entrance	Rounds 7–10
	602	Forest Layer Battle Challenge 6	Bramblenest Bog, inside the dilapidated building on the area's sandy shores	Rounds 4–6
Better Turf Surfing	600	Glimmering Overhead	At the highest point of the Big Tree	Rounds 1–3
Brake Blast	600	Found in the Ostrich Flock	Bellhop Burb, inside the large trunk carved in the shape of multiple ostrich heads	Rounds 4–6
Charge Dash	600	Egg-Bottom Break-In	Basement of Eggshell Hotel, inside a chamber next to the Barrel Cannon switch	Rounds 1–3
	600	Checked in at the Eggshell Hotel	Eggshell Hotel, at the reception (top floor)	Rounds 4–6
Charge Punch	600	Lounge Lost and Found	Eggshell Hotel, in the pool area (between the lobby and the garden), on an indoor balcony with a thorny Crockoid	Rounds 4–6
	602	Waded into Bramblenest Bog!	Bramblenest Bog, at the sublayer's entrance	Rounds 4–6
Charge Slap	600	Present by the Pool	Around Eggshell Hotel, inside the egg-shaped annex located at the same level as the hotel's pool floor	Rounds 7–10
Drumbeat	600	Behind the Big Tree	Big Tree, on the side of the getaway facing Eggshell Hotel	Rounds 1–3
Egg Bomb	600	Atop the Eggshell Hotel	Eggshell Hotel, on the roof	Rounds 1–3
	601	Shifty Smash: Thwart the Thorns	Mossplume Marsh, in the ruins of a yellow hut; requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 7–10
Fast Charge	600	The Ostrich's Back Snack	On a grassy islet at the base of the poison cascade. This island has a wooden offshoot resembling an ostrich.	Rounds 1–3
		Shifty Smash: Crossing the Branch	Above the Muddy Patch, at the tip of an ostrich-looking branch; requires beating a Shifty Stone challenge	Rounds 1–3
		Branched into the Forest Layer	Beaky Thicket, by the layer's entrance	Rounds 4–6
Glide	600	Sealed in Thorn Hollow	Inside Thorn Hollow, in a caged area	Rounds 4–6
	600	Forest Layer Battle Challenge 3	Muddy Patch, below the tree's branches	Rounds 7–10
Health	600	Branching over the Plains	On the tree nearest to Rockshade Getaway, at the tip of the branch stretching furthest away from the getaway	Rounds 4–6
		Forest Layer Battle Challenge 2	On the same island as Rockshade Getaway, on a tree stump	Rounds 4–6
		Tiny Isle in the Wetlands	On a small islet between the Muddy Patch and Eggshell Hotel, stuck in a mud heap	Rounds 4–6
	601	Bouncing to the Top	Rubbery Roost, at the top of the tallest rubber structure	Rounds 1–3
		Beneath the Bounce	Rubbery Roost, in an underground area where the getaway is also located. It is partially buried in dirt.	Rounds 1–3
		Forest Layer Battle Challenge 4	Rubbery Roost, on a ledge roughly between the area's checkpoint and getaway	Rounds 4–6
		Forest Hide-and-Seek	Rubbery Roost, by a large tree stump at the area's lowest level; requires finding all Seekertones	Rounds 7–10
Jump Burst	602	Nested inside the Roots	Inside the large, overhead tree trunk that has spikes coiled around it	Rounds 4–6
Melon Juice	600	View from Featherfall Isle	Beaky Thicket, on a grassy platform overlooking the sublayer	Rounds 7–10
	600	Sleeping in the Big Tree	Within the Big Tree. The player can get there by digging straight down from a patch of sand at the top of the tree.	Rounds 7–10
	601	Hangin' in the Annex	Eggshell Hotel Annex, hanging from the underside of one of the higher platforms, at one end of the wire mesh path	Rounds 4–6
	602	Dazzling Ostrich Headwear	Bramblenest Bog, on top of a thick ostrich carving with spikes coiled around its "neck"	Rounds 1–3
Meteor Punch	601	Stuck in the Stump	Mossplume Marsh, within the larger tree stump	Rounds 7–10
Punch Power	600	Hangin' in the Lounge	Eggshell Hotel, in the pool area, stuck to the ceiling	Rounds 4–6
	601	Forest Fragmentone Recovery	On an islet at the center of the sublayer's base; requires recovering at least one fragment of the Fragmentone.	Rounds 4–6
	601	Bounced into Rubbery Roost!	Rubbery Roost, by the area's checkpoint	Rounds 7–10
Quick Storage	600	Beneath Bellhop Burb	In an underground area below Bellhop Burb	Rounds 7–10
Spin Jump	602	The Forest Growtone	Bramblenest Bog, on the lower branch of the Growtone	Rounds 4–6
Spin Shot	601	Forest Layer Battle Challenge 5	Above Lower Marsh, on the floating island	Rounds 7–10
Spin Slam	601	Beyond Rubbery Roost	Lower Marsh, on a terrace under a floating island	Rounds 1–3
Stronger Lungs	601	A View of Mossplume Marsh	Eggshell Hotel Annex, inside a caged area at the top floor; accessed through a sinkhole inside the yellow eggshell hut in Bellhop Burb (sublayer 600)	Rounds 1–3
Trunk Room	601	Under the Rubber Pillar	Lower Marsh, at the rubber pillar	Rounds 1–3

Naming

"Ostrich Riches" is a rhyming wordplay of "ostrich" (referencing the heavy involvement of the Ostrich Bananza) and "rich" (referring to valuable objects and minerals, such as emeralds). The phrase is also featured in the backing vocals of the song "Ostrich Bananza".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	オーストリッチ！リッチ！ Ōsutoritchi! Ritchi!	Ostrich! Rich!; a more direct reference to the backing vocals of the song "Ostrich Bananza"
Dutch	Gevederde vrienden	Feathered friends
French (Europe)	Riches autruches	Rich ostriches
German	Strauß in Saus und Braus	Ostrich in the lap of luxury
Italian	Strani struzzi	Odd ostriches
Portuguese (Europe)	Ostrich Riches	-
Spanish (Europe)	Riquezas de avestruz	Ostrich riches