Parrot

Parrots are nonpasserine, tropical birds that appear throughout the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
The first appearance of a parrot was in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "Pirates of Koopa." Patches was the parrot companion of Captain Clump.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
A parrot appeared in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas". The parrot in question belonged to Prince Hugo, the prince of Giant Land.

Wario's Woods
In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version of Wario's Woods, Toad fights a boss named Parrotor. Parrator is the sixth boss that Toad faces. However, while Parrator appears to be a parrot, he also seems to be a monitor lizard.

Donkey Kong Country
In Donkey Kong Country, a green parrot with red and yellow feathers, named Squawks, appears as an Animal Friend. In this game, Squawks is only able to guide Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong through dark areas with a flashlight. In later games, Squawks is playable.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Squawks reappears.Two new parrots debut. One is an Animal Friend named Quawks, and the other is an enemy named Screech. Quawks is a bluish-purple parrot with red and orange feathers. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong can ride on Squawks. Squawks is also able to shoot eggs out of his mouth. However, Quawks can only fly down and he cannot shoot eggs out of his mouth. Screech is a brown, red parrot that races the Kongs and Squawks in a level, called Screech's Sprint. This is the only level Screech appears in.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
In Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Squawks and Quawks reappear, the latter with a less bluish hue of purple. As before, Quawks does not have the ability to shoot eggs out of his mouth, but he can fly in the same directions as Squawks. The abilities Squawks have, are just like his abilities from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Quawks also reappears as an item in Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.

Donkey Kong Country Returns
In Donkey Kong Country Returns, Squawks makes an appearance as an item. This appearance makes Squawks the only Animal Friend to appear in every installment of the Donkey Kong Country series. Squawks is able to tell Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong where the Puzzle Pieces are. Squawks can also help the Kongs find the switches in certain levels of World 7 He can be bought at Cranky Kong's Shop for fifteen Banana Coins.

Donkey Kong Country television series
In the Donkey Kong Country television series, there was one parrot named Polly Roger. Polly was a recurring character that appeared in a few episodes as a villain. His first appearance in the show was the episode "Booty and the Beast" where he is a background character. He is known to be Kaptain Skurvy's pet parrot.

Mario Party
An item, called a Talking Parrot, appears in Mario Party. The parrot quotes random character quotes.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
An unnamed parrot, appears in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. This parrot is found by Vivian and Mario in a secret room. The parrot first says random things, such as wanting a cracker, until it mentions the name of the person who locked it in the room, Doopliss.