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|image=[[File:Bird (Super Mario 3D Land).png|200px]]<br>A Little Bird, distinguished by its white color and crest.
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Revision as of 22:56, August 18, 2019

This article is about the ambient recurring white, crested birds that originate in Super Mario 3D Land. For other uses, see Bird.

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Little Birds[1] are white birds with distinctive crests that are recurring ambient species in the Mario franchise ever since their debut appearance in Super Mario 3D Land. Occasionally, they even serve a gameplay purpose. Their appearance seems to be based off Paridae, a family of tits, chickadees, and other with similar body shapes, with some species such as the crested tit sporting crests. They are similar in behavior to other birds throughout the series, such as the Birds in Super Mario Sunshine, as well as the blue birds outside Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 3D Land

Little Birds appearing next to Toad on the left area of the official group art for Super Mario 3D Land.

Little Birds make their first appearance in Super Mario 3D Land, serving as ambient creatures and usually appearing in flocks. When Mario or Luigi approaches them, they fly away.

Super Mario 3D World

In Super Mario 3D World, Little Birds can also be found in various levels. In this game, they can occasionally appear in the title screen, where they fly away when the main cast of characters run through it.

Super Mario Odyssey

A flock of little birds wearing top hats scared by Mario in the Cap Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey.
A flock of Little Birds wearing top hats, released from a crate by Mario in the Cap Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey.

In Super Mario Odyssey, the Little Birds can be found in the Mushroom Kingdom and in the Cap Kingdom, the latter wearing top hats.[2] If Mario falls asleep in an area where Little Birds can be found, one may rest on his nose.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Little Birds appear during the first portion of the Mario Figure Skating Spectacular event, which is based on Super Mario 3D Land. As always, they fly away when the skaters come near.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Little birds standing on the ground and flying away from Larry in Mario Kart 8.
Little Birds standing on the track (on the right) and flying away from Larry in Mario Circuit.

A flock of Little Birds appear on the road in the following tracks in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Mario Circuit, Wii Moo Moo Meadows, GBA Mario Circuit. SNES Donut Plains 3, N64 Royal Raceway, 3DS Piranha Plant Slide, GCN Yoshi Circuit, Hyrule Circuit and Dragon Driftway.

When racers approach them, they fly away, though after a set period of time without any racers, they return to the track. These birds are removed in the split-screen modes of the game.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Captain Toad and some Little Birds in Super Bell Hill.

Players can interact with the Little Birds in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Normally, they fly away when Captain Toad or Toadette approaches them, but if they stand by a Little Bird long enough, the Little Bird flies and lands on their heads, which is detailed in Episode 11 of the European The Cat Mario Show.

Mario Sports Superstars

A little bird being found in Mario Sports Superstars
Finding a Little Bird in Mario Sports Superstars

Little Birds are one of the objects encountered in the grass in the stable mode of Mario Sports Superstars sport, Horse Racing. When players pass into them, they fly away and reveal a ? crate, which reveals a Mario Token. When players obtain 20 Mario Tokens, they unlock the Mario Token Crown, a special horse accessory for the head.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, the Little Birds can be found in the Ancient Gardens. They behave like they do in the Super Mario series, in which they fly away when the party members are near them, only to return soon after the party members leave the area.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 小鳥[3]
Kotori
Little bird

German Vogel
Bird

Trivia

Little birds flying away from Baby Luigi in Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8.
Little Birds flying away from Baby Luigi in Hyrule Circuit
  • Despite being endemic to Mario's world, Little Birds can also be found on the Hyrule Circuit in Mario Kart 8, which is set in the kingdom of Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda franchise.

References

  1. ^ The Cat Mario Show (Jul 9, 2015). The Cat Mario Show - Episode 11 YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Post about the Little Birds of the Cap Kingdom from the official UK and Ireland Super Mario Twitter account.
  3. ^ Nintendo (October 19, 2015). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., page 185. Nintendo. Retrieved July 23, 2017.