Small bird: Difference between revisions

|variants=[[Penguin]]{{hover|*|Super Mario Odyssey only}}<br>[[Seagull]]{{hover|*|Super Mario Odyssey only}}<br>[[UFO|Small UFO]]

|relatives=[[Bird (traveling)]]<br>[[Butterfly]]<br>[[Small animal]]

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'''Small birds''', also referred to as '''little birds'''<ref>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]]|title=The Cat Mario Show - Episode 11|date=9 Jul. 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NpLQaDnUg&feature=youtu.be&t=142|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=23 Jul. 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=@SuperMario_UK|title=Here's a flock of little birds wearing top hats, spotted in the Cap Kingdom. They'll scarper if there's any ruckus. #SuperMarioOdyssey|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/SuperMario_UK/status/940521634435424256#m|archiver=Nitter|publisher=Twitter|date=12 Dec. 2017}}</ref> or '''little birdies''',<ref>{{cite|author=@SuperMario_UK|title=Have you spotted these little birdies in Tostarena yet? You can find them in the town itself, or in the desert oasis. #SuperMarioOdyssey|archive=https://nitter.poast.org/SuperMario_UK/status/927566275403972610#m|archiver=Nitter|publisher=Twitter|date=6 Nov. 2017}}</ref> are various families of birds sharing similar behavior, the most notable of which are the white birds with distinctive crests that live in the Mushroom Kingdom and 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]]''.