Goonie

Goonies are white birds found in the games Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story, and Yoshi's Island DS. They also make a minor appearance in the game Yoshi Touch & Go. Goonies are essentially Dinosaur Land's answer to the seagull. They appear in most mountain levels and are always found in groups. Goonies have many different behaviors; some fly and carry items while the flightless ones run along the ground to create a blockade. Some are very fat and try to squash Yoshis by rolling around like large boulders.

Jumping on their heads is a good way to hitch a ride, but when they appear in large flocks, air traffic becomes a major obstacle.

A Goonie appeared in Tetris Attack allied with Lakitu.

There are many different varieties of Goonies. Gray Goonies flock around oceans. There is a Dry Bones-like variety of Goonie, known as the Skeleton Goonie, which usually carries bombs.

In Yoshi's Story, Goonies appear only in Stage 3-3: Poochy and Nippy. Gray ones appear in Stage 5-4: Shy Guy's Ship.

During the cutscene where Mario rides the Whale to Lavalava Island in Paper Mario a Goonie can be seen flying over the ocean. Unlike most characters in Paper Mario (one of the few other exceptions being the Whale himself), this Goonie was three-dimensional.

Goonies made a comeback in more recent game Yoshi's Island DS. Here they were less common, though they did have two levels named after themselves: Goonie Heights and The Goonie Coast Isn't Clear!. A Goonie boss named Moltz also appears.

Goonies (or birds that look like Goonies) appear in Super Mario Sunshine in Delfino Plaza flying around buildings and the Shine Gate.

Goonies appear in the Super Smash Bros. series in the background of a Yoshi's Island stage (unlockable in Melee). Goonies also appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, once again in the background of a stage.

Notable Goonies

 * Moltz the Very Goonie – Yoshi's Island DS

Sub-Species

 * Flightless Goonie
 * Skeleton Goonie
 * Flightless Skeleton Goonie
 * Very Goonie
 * Bowling Goonie

Trivia

 * Goonies are probably based off of a real seagull-like bird, also called a goonie, which is another name for the albatross.


 * Goonies have elliptical beaks that resemble those of Ravens.