Petrel

• Giant
• Cape

Petrel
Menu
Price	500 Feathers
Bird Category	Unlockable
Species	Southern giant petrel
Gameplay
Flying Status	Flying
Flying Animations	3
Extra
Event	No
Remodeled	No
Sexual Dimorphism	No

Petrel is a playable bird in Feather Family. It was added on July 12th, 2024.

Appearance

Chick

The chick is a somewhat small bird covered entirely in white feathers. It has a light gray beak and brown eyes. Its beak is topped with a tube-like nasal passage. Its wings are unusually long for a hatchling, folding in its animations. Its legs are pink with three toes in front and one toe in the back each. It has webbing between its toes.

Adult

The adult is a medium sized bird with giant wings. It has dull yellow eyes and a dull pink beak with a tube-like nasal passage on top and a dark green tip. Its face and throat are white while its cap and nape are dull light brown. It has a dull gray underbelly and dark gray body, wing, and tail feathers. It has long gray legs with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with very dull pink talons on the ends of them. It has webbing between its toes.

Coloring

Chick

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors head and neck.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors back.
• Wings - colors wings.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail - Colors tail.

Adult

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors back of head and neck.
• Neck - Colors front of head and neck.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors back.
• Coverts - Colors wing limbs and covert feathers.
• Primary Feathers - Colors primary feathers.
• Secondary Feathers - Colors secondary feathers.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail 1 - Colors top tail feathers.
• Tail 2 - Colors bottom tail feathers.
• Talons - Colors talons.
• Extra - Colors beak tip.

Actions

Chick

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a brief gurgle noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Leans far down to repeat cycle of biting twice then swallowing.
• Hurt - Falls to the left with right wing and leg dangling.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.

Adult

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a low pitched honk-like noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Stretches wings out and leans down to repeat cycle of leaning down then biting several times as its head rises.
• Hurt - Falls forward with head tucked under chest.
• Display - Leans forward with wings extended and tail raised. Bobs head up and down.
• Preen - Cleans coverts of left wing with beak.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.
• Fly - Petrel takes flight.

Trivia

General

• On release, Petrel was the last extant bird on the menu screen, taking a place Eagle had since its release. The Little Gull and Shag Cormorant update moved Petrel in front of Hawk, giving Eagle its spot back.

Giant-Based

• The adult Giant Petrel has one of the quietest calls in the game.

Gallery

Petrel on the menu screen.

The game's icon for the petrel update.

The game's banner for the petrel update.

Petrel
Menu
Price	500 Feathers
Bird Category	Unlockable
Species	Cape petrel
Gameplay
Flying Status	Flying
Flying Animations	3
Extra
Event	No
Remodeled	No
Sexual Dimorphism	No

Petrel is a playable bird in Feather Family. It was added on July 12th, 2024, alongside the Giant Petrel skin.

Appearance

Chick

The chick is a small bird covered entirely in brown feathers. It has a gray beak that extends around its dark blue eyes. Its beak is topped with a tube-like nasal passage. Its wings are unusually long for a hatchling, folding in its animations. Its legs are dark gray with three toes in front and one toe in the back each. It has webbing between its toes.

Adult

The petrel is a somewhat small bird mainly covered in grays and whites. It has dark brown eyes and a black beak with a tube-like nasal passage on top. Its head, upper back, coverts, and lower tail are dark gray. Its underside, lower back, upper tail, and wing feathers are white. Its wing feathers have black stripes and its lower back and upper tail have faded black markings. It has dark gray legs with three toes in front and one toe in the back each, with very gray talons on the ends of them. It has webbing between its toes.

Coloring

Chick

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors head and neck.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors back.
• Wings - colors wings.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail - Colors tail.

Adult

• Eyes - Colors irises.
• Beak - Colors beak.
• Head - Colors head.
• Neck - Colors nothing.
• Chest - Colors underbelly.
• Body - Colors upper back.
• Coverts - Colors wing limbs and covert feathers.
• Primary Feathers - Colors primary feathers.
• Secondary Feathers - Colors secondary feathers.
• Legs - Colors legs.
• Tail 1 - Colors top tail feathers.
• Tail 2 - Colors bottom tail feathers.
• Talons - Colors talons.
• Extra - Colors lower back.

Actions

Chick

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a brief yap noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Stretches wings out and leans down to repeat cycle of leaning down then biting several times as its head rises.
• Hurt - Falls to its right with left wing and leg dangling.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.

Adult

• Run - Increases walking speed. Speeds up walk cycle.
• Call - Makes a brief bark-like noise.
• Sit - Sits down.
• Eat - Leans down to repeatedly bite ground in bursts of three.
• Hurt - Falls forward with head to the left.
• Display - Slightly leans forward with open wings to repeat cycle of rapidly flapping then biting once.
• Preen - Cleans coverts of left wing with beak.
• Eyes - Closes or opens eyes.
• Fly - Petrel takes flight.

Trivia

General

• On release, Petrel was the last extant bird on the menu screen, taking a place Eagle had since its release. The Little Gull and Shag Cormorant update moved Petrel in front of Hawk, giving Eagle its spot back.

Cape-Based

• Cape Petrel has one of the shortest adult calls in the game.

Gallery

Petrel on the menu screen.

The game's icon for the petrel update.

The game's banner for the petrel update.