Bird

Birds are a recurring species of non-hostile creature in the Metroid series.
==Metroid Prime==
A large type of bird appears in Metroid Prime high above certain areas in the Chozo Ruins and Tallon Overworld. While their distant silhouettes are all that can normally be seen in-game, they have dark blue bodies, pale heads and cyan eyes. They cannot be scanned, but they can be shot at. Once hit, they explode in a puff of feathers. In the game's data, they are referred to as "Tweety", likely a reference to Tweety Bird.
These birds have an unused death animation where instead of exploding into feathers, they fall spiraling from the sky in a similar manner to the ducks in Duck Hunt. Samus would later appear with the dog, a duck and the shooter from Duck Hunt in Super Smash Bros..
TweetyHeadComparison.png|The head textures of these birds (top) bear a significant resemblance to the head textures of Chozo Ghosts (bottom).
B_die_tweety_die.gif|Unused death animation.
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===Locations===
*Tallon Canyon
*Great Tree Chamber
*Main Plaza
*Gathering Hall
*Arboretum Access
==Metroid Prime 2: Echoes==
A similar species can be seen high in the skies of the Temple Grounds. Unlike the birds seen on Tallon IV, these are indestructible, and are extremely slender in shape. Animation titles refer to them as "Sandlands Birds".
===Locations===
*Temple Assembly Site
*GFMC Compound
*Transport to Agon Wastes
*Communication Area
*Windchamber Gateway
*Meeting Grounds
*Grand Windchamber
*Sacred Path
*Path of Eyes
==Metroid Dread==
Two birds appear when Samus first enters a corridor below the Pulse Radar in Ghavoran, where there is an Energy Recharge Station in addition to an Enky that blocks off the path to the right. These tweet right before they fly upward behind a window in the background. Three more birds appear in the "Flooded Sanctuary" in Ferenia, after Samus arrives via Shuttle. One can be seen flying past a window as Samus nears it; while the other two fly upward once she reaches the hidden alcove with the Missile+ Tank.
The internal name for these creatures' model is bird; said model shows they lack eyes and appear as bat-like creatures with two small talons under their bodies, featherless wings and a long tail.
===Locations===
*"Flooded Sanctuary"
Bird model in Dread.png|Model.
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Category:Species
Category:Tallon IV
Category:Chozo Ruins
Category:Tallon Overworld
Category:Aether
Category:Temple Grounds
Category:ZDR
Category:Ghavoran
Category:Ferenia
Category:Recurring Species