Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)

Birds are a real-world creature that has appeared many times throughout the Mario games, often as a simple background object.

Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, four differently-colored birds can be seen atop Yoshi's House.

Super Mario 64
Flocks of bluebirds can be found outside of Princess Peach's Castle. Walking near them will cause them to fly away.

Super Mario Sunshine
The birds of Super Mario Sunshine are depicted as a species of tropical, multi-colored parrot-like birds that live on Isle Delfino. Each colored bird gives out a special reward to Mario if he sprays them with F.L.U.D.D.. Additionally, a Yoshi can eat one or spray one with Yoshi Juice. Like most generic birds, the Isle Delfino Birds fly away at the sight of Mario and are usually perched in high places.

Green bird
Green birds are the most common type of bird and appear in almost every open area of Isle Delfino. If Mario sprays them with F.L.U.D.D. or Yoshi Juice, they will drop a coin.

Blue bird
Blue birds are the second most common type of bird and appear in almost every open area of Isle Delfino, but in lower quantities than Green Birds. If Mario sprays them with F.L.U.D.D. or Yoshi Juice, they will drop a Blue Coin.

Yellow bird
Yellow birds are a rare type of Isle Delfino bird. In fact, only two appear on the whole island, one in Delfino Plaza and another in Noki Bay. If Mario sprays them with F.L.U.D.D. or Yoshi Juice, they will turn into a Shine Sprite.

Yellow birds are shown flying around the Shine Gate during the game's ending. Despite the fact that only two yellow birds are encountered in the game, at least three can be seen in the ending.

Red bird
Red birds are the rarest of all the Isle Delfino birds, only appearing once in a secret level in Delfino Plaza. In fact, red birds are so rare that a Pianta ornithologist in this level claims to have been tracking the sole "red bird of happiness" for 38 years. If Mario sprays it with F.L.U.D.D., it will drop a Red Coin.

Super Mario 3D Land
Small songbirds appear in Super Mario 3D Land, and look similar to the ones in Super Mario World. Once again, id Mario approaches, they will flee. The primarily appear in grass-based stages.

Super Mario 3D World
The birds in Super Mario 3D World look and behave exactly like the ones in Super Mario 3D Land.

Mario's Time Machine
In the NES version of Mario's Time Machine, a bird will appear and take whatever artifact Mario was trying to return if he tries to place it in the wrong time period, or location within the time period. On the Moon, they are replaced with a UFO with a bird-like creature inside.

Yoshi franchise
Birds commonly appear as foreground objects in the Yoshi franchise alongside Butterflies and Frogs, staring in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Unlike in Super Mario Sunshine, Yoshi cannot eat them, so their appearance is purely aesthetic.