Mini-Necky

Mini-Neckies are small, black (sometimes blue) hostile birds encountered throughout the Donkey Kong series. As the name suggests, they are miniature versions of Neckies.

The first appearance of Mini-Neckies is in Donkey Kong Country. In this game, they attack Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong by spitting coconuts at them. They later appear in the game's pseudo-sequel, Donkey Kong Land. Here, they have the same attack patterns as they did in the previous game, and still fire coconuts at the Kongs.

Mini-Neckies next appear in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, where they are semi-common enemies encountered in various levels. In this game, Mini-Neckies attack Diddy and Dixie Kong by swooping down at them, and can be defeated by being jumped upon. Unlike the vultures from Donkey Kong Country, these Mini-Neckies wear red polka-dotted bandannas on their heads. Donkey Kong Country 2 also introduces a giant Necky boss named Krow; and in the Kong's battle with the ghost of Krow ("Kreepy Krow") in Gloomy Gulch, several ghostly Mini-Neckies occasionally appear and attack the Kongs. During the battle against Kreepy Krow, the Kongs have to jump on a regular Mini-Necky to make a barrel appear, which they can then use to hit Kreepy Krow. Mini-Neckies, along with Krow, reprize their roles in the Game Boy pseudo-sequel, Donkey Kong Land 2.

After a long absence, Mini-Neckies reappear in DK: King of Swing and its sequel DK Jungle Climber, where they either swoop at the Kongs or shoot coconuts. Mini-Neckies also appear inside blue balloons as items in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.

Levels
Mini-Neckies appear in the following levels.

Donkey Kong Country

 * Winky's Walkway (Game Boy Color version only)
 * Vulture Culture
 * Ice Age Alley
 * Trick Track Trek
 * Elevator Antics
 * Necky Nutmare (Game Boy Color version only)

Donkey Kong Land

 * Deck Trek
 * Landslide Leap
 * Kong Krazy
 * Fast Barrel Blast

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

 * Kannon's Klaim
 * Squawks's Shaft
 * Bramble Scramble
 * Mudhole Marsh
 * Web Woods
 * Kreepy Krow (boss battle)
 * Castle Crush
 * Chain Link Chamber
 * Screech's Sprint
 * Animal Antics

Donkey Kong Land 2

 * Kannon's Klaim
 * Mudhole Marsh
 * Kreepy Krow (Boss Battle)

Trivia

 * In the "The Baddies" section of the credits from Donkey Kong Land 2, the Mini-Necky is mistakenly called Necky.