Irid

Irids were flighted birds native to the planet Ragoon VI. With yellow feathers on their wings, they were noted for plumage that was pleasing to the eye. Nevertheless, they were notorious for their violent behavior toward others of their species. In contrast, they were quite nurturing to their young and taught them how to take care of themselves. Upon reaching maturity, when they developed that pugnacious disposition, offspring would often attack their own parents indiscriminately. Two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Tahl, saw an irid while visiting Ragoon VI for a training mission in the wake of Jinn's apprentice, Xanatos, turning to the dark side around 53 BBY.The New Essential Chronology places the Telosian Civil War, soon after which Xanatos turned, in this year.
==Behind the scenes==
An irid appeared in a flashback from the fifteenth novel of the Jedi Apprentice young readers series, 2001's Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope, by Jude Watson.
==Appearances==
*Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope 
==Sources==
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Birds
Category:Creatures of Ragoon VI
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Species of undefined sentience