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{{about|the recurring ambient white birds that originate in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''|other uses|[[Bird]]}}
{{about|the recurring ambient white birds that originate in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''|other uses|[[Bird]]}}
{{Move|small bird|discuss=Talk:Little bird#Rename to "small bird"}}
{{species infobox
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Little Bird SMO render.png|200px]]<br>A little bird, distinguished by its white color and crest
|image=[[File:Little Bird SMO render.png|200px]]<br>Model from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|comparable=[[Crow#Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle|Crow]] (''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'')
|comparable=[[Penguin]]{{hover|*|Super Mario Odyssey only}}<br>[[Seagull]]
}}
}}
'''Little birds''',<ref>The Cat Mario Show (Jul 9, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NpLQaDnUg&feature=youtu.be&t=142 The Cat Mario Show - Episode 11] ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 23, 2017.</ref> or '''small birds''',<ref name=SMOArt>Kazuya Sakai (ed.). ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''. First English Edition. Translated by {{wp|TransPerfect}}. Milwaukie: {{wp|Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse}}, 2019. page 069. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.</ref> are white birds with distinctive crests that are recurring ambient species in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise ever since their debut in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Occasionally, they even serve a gameplay purpose. Their appearance seems to be based on {{wp|tit (bird)|Paridae}}, a family of tits, chickadees, and other with similar body shapes, with some species such as the crested tit sporting crests, though the colors of their feathers and beaks coincide more with those of the albino {{wp|house sparrow}}. They are similar in behavior to other birds throughout the series, such as the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)|Birds]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', as well as the blue birds outside [[Peach's Castle]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
'''Little birds''',<ref>The Cat Mario Show (Jul 9, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NpLQaDnUg&feature=youtu.be&t=142 The Cat Mario Show - Episode 11] ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 23, 2017.</ref> or '''small birds''',<ref name=SMOArt>Kazuya Sakai (ed.). ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]''. First English Edition. Translated by {{wp|TransPerfect}}. Milwaukie: {{wp|Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse}}, 2019. page 069. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.</ref> are white birds with distinctive crests that are recurring ambient species in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise ever since their debut in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''. Occasionally, they even serve a gameplay purpose. Their appearance seems to be based on {{wp|tit (bird)|Paridae}}, a family of tits, chickadees, and other with similar body shapes, with some species such as the crested tit sporting crests, though the colors of their feathers and beaks coincide more with those of the albino {{wp|house sparrow}}. They are similar in behavior to other birds throughout the series, such as the [[Bird (Super Mario Sunshine)|Birds]] in ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', as well as the blue birds outside [[Peach's Castle]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:SM3DL Art2.png|thumb|left|Little birds appearing next to [[Toad]] on the left area of the official group art for ''Super Mario 3D Land''.]]
[[File:SM3DL Art2.png|thumb|left|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.
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. Very few of them drop [[1-Up Mushroom]]s upon doing so.


====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and its [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', little birds can also be found in various levels. In this game, they can occasionally appear on the title screen, where they fly away when the main cast of characters run through it. In the ''Bowser's Fury'' campaign of ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury'', '''{{conjectural|Cat little birds}}''' can be seen throughout [[Lake Lapcat]], and fly away if Mario or [[Bowser Jr.]] comes near, or if a [[Green Shell]] is kicked or thrown at them. All Cat little birds will also fly away immediately when the rain that signals [[Fury Bowser]] is about to rampage begins.
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', little birds can be found in various levels. In this game, they can occasionally appear on the title screen, where they fly away when the main cast of characters run through it. Cat-eared [[seagull]]s appear in the ''[[Bowser's Fury]]'' campaign of the [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|Nintendo Switch port]] that serve the same role.


====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
[[File:MK8 Little Birds.jpg|thumb|left|Little birds standing on the track (on the right) and flying away from [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]].]]
[[File:MK8 Little Birds.jpg|thumb|Little birds standing on the track (on the right) and flying away from [[Larry Koopa|Larry]] in [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]].]]
A flock of little birds appear on the road in the following courses in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'': [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}, {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}, {{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}, {{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}, [[Dragon Driftway]],  [[Hyrule Circuit]], [[Dragon Palace]], {{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}, {{classic-link|3DS|Toad Circuit}}, {{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}, {{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Sydney Sprint}}, {{classic-link|Tour|London Loop}}, {{classic-link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}, {{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}, [[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]], {{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}, {{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Athens Dash}}, and {{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}. A variant of little birds resembling [[wikipedia:Old World sparrow|sparrows]] appears in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} and {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}}.
When racers approach little birds, 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. Otherwise, they occur on the following courses in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'':


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.
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*[[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]]
*{{classic-link|Wii|Moo Moo Meadows}}
*{{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}
*{{classic-link|SNES|Donut Plains 3}}
*{{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}
*{{classic-link|3DS|Piranha Plant Slide}}
*{{classic-link|GCN|Yoshi Circuit}}
*[[Dragon Driftway]]
*[[Hyrule Circuit]]
*[[Dragon Palace]]
*{{classic-link|3DS|Wuhu Town}}
*{{classic-link|SNES|Battle Course 1}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Paris Promenade}}
*{{classic-link|3DS|Toad Circuit}}
*{{classic-link|Wii|Coconut Mall}}
*{{classic-link|GBA|Sky Garden}}
*{{classic-link|SNES|Mario Circuit 3}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Sydney Sprint}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|London Loop}}
*{{classic-link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Amsterdam Drift}}
*{{classic-link|GBA|Riverside Park}}
*[[Yoshi's Island (race course)|Yoshi's Island]]
*{{classic-link|Tour|Bangkok Rush}}
*{{classic-link|DS|Mario Circuit}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Athens Dash}}
*{{classic-link|GCN|Daisy Cruiser}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Los Angeles Laps}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Rome Avanti}}
*{{classic-link|Tour|Madrid Drive}}
}}
 
The little birds in {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} and {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} resemble {{wp|Eurasian tree sparrow}}s.


===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
[[File:Bonus Episode.png|thumb|Captain Toad and some little birds in [[Super Bell Hill]].]]
[[File:Bonus Episode.png|thumb|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 Cat Mario Show|the European ''The Cat Mario Show'']].
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''===
===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
[[File:MSS Bird.png|thumb|left|Finding a little bird in ''Mario Sports Superstars]]''
[[File:MSS Bird.png|thumb|left|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 [[List of horse accessories in Mario Sports Superstars|horse accessory]] for the head.
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 [[List of horse accessories in Mario Sports Superstars|horse accessory]] for the head.
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===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
===''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.
[[File:MRKB-crow.jpg|thumb|A black little bird resting on a hay stack in ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'']]
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', white and black little birds can be found in the [[Ancient Gardens]] and [[Spooky Trails]], respectively. 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.


===''Super Mario Party''===
===''Super Mario Party''===
[[File:SMP Little Bird.jpg|thumb|Little birds flying by]]
[[File:SMP Little Bird.jpg|thumb|left|Little birds flying by]]
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', little birds fly across the screen during [[Social Climbers]].
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', little birds fly across the screen during [[Social Climbers]].
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==Trivia==
[[File:MK8 Little Birds Hyrule Circuit.jpg|thumb|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 [[Zeldawiki:Hyrule|Hyrule]] from ''The Legend of Zelda'' franchise.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Earth animals]]
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[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]
[[Category:Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games species]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 species]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 species]]
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[[Category:Mario Sports Superstars]]

Revision as of 18:19, April 6, 2024

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

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Small bird
Rendered 3D model of a small bird.
Model from Super Mario Odyssey
First appearance Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Comparable

Little birds,[1] or small birds,[2] are white birds with distinctive crests that are recurring ambient species in the Super Mario franchise ever since their debut in Super Mario 3D Land. Occasionally, they even serve a gameplay purpose. Their appearance seems to be based on Paridae, a family of tits, chickadees, and other with similar body shapes, with some species such as the crested tit sporting crests, though the colors of their feathers and beaks coincide more with those of the albino house sparrow. 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. Very few of them drop 1-Up Mushrooms upon doing so.

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

In Super Mario 3D World, little birds can be found in various levels. In this game, they can occasionally appear on the title screen, where they fly away when the main cast of characters run through it. Cat-eared seagulls appear in the Bowser's Fury campaign of the Nintendo Switch port that serve the same role.

Super Mario Odyssey

A flock of small 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. Other variants of little birds also appear in other kingdoms, such as a blue jay variant in the Wooded Kingdom. If Mario falls asleep in an area where little birds can be found, one may rest on his nose, though in areas such as the Metro Kingdom, many birds can be found near Mario when he is sleeping.

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 Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular, 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.

When racers approach little birds, 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. Otherwise, they occur on the following courses in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe:

The little birds in Tour Tokyo Blur and Wii Maple Treeway resemble Eurasian tree sparrows.

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 small bird being found in Mario Sports Superstars
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

A crow in Spooky Trails
A black little bird resting on a hay stack in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

In Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, white and black little birds can be found in the Ancient Gardens and Spooky Trails, respectively. 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.

Super Mario Party

Small birds in Social Climbers
Little birds flying by

In Super Mario Party, little birds fly across the screen during Social Climbers.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Little birds appear in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as wildlife in the Mushroom Kingdom.[3]

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Small bird.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 小鳥[4]
Kotori
Little bird

Chinese (simplified) 小鸟
Xiǎoniǎo
Little bird

Chinese (traditional) 小鳥
Xiǎoniǎo
Little bird

French Petit oiseau
Little bird
German Vöglein
Little bird
Italian Uccellino
Little bird
Spanish Pequeña ave
Little bird

References

  1. ^ The Cat Mario Show (Jul 9, 2015). The Cat Mario Show - Episode 11 YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Kazuya Sakai (ed.). The Art of Super Mario Odyssey. First English Edition. Translated by TransPerfect. Milwaukie: Dark Horse, 2019. page 069. ISBN: 978-1-50671-375-5.
  3. ^ Matyas (November 30, 2022). The Super Mario Bros. Movie - NEW Footage. YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Nintendo (October 19, 2015). Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros., page 185. Nintendo. Retrieved July 23, 2017.