Sparrow is a playable bird in Feather Family. It was added on August 5th, 2018.
Overview
Hatchling
The hatchling is a tiny bird with a conical beak. It has large eyes and a large, generally round head. It has feathers coming from above its beak to its cap, forming a tuft at the end. It has a round body with sparse pointy feathers on its back. Its wings are thin and average length for a chick. Its tail is a clump of downwards-facing feathers that changes position for certain animations. Each foot has three toes in front and one in the back.
Adult
The adult is a small bird with a short, conical beak. It has a mask extending from its beak to around its eyes. Its cap is distinctly colored and so are its throat, nape, and a small part above the end of the mask. Its body is slender with a large underside and medium sized wings. Its tail is long and usually folded into a skinny strip, but can span out. Each foot has three toes in front and one in the back, each with a talon.
Coloring
Hatchling
- Eyes - Colors irises.
- Beak - Colors beak.
- Head - Colors majority of head and back of neck.
- Chest - Colors throat.
- Body - Colors back.
- Wings - Colors wings.
- Legs - Colors legs.
- Tail - Colors tail.
Adult
- Eyes - Colors irises.
- Beak - Colors beak.
- Head - Colors part of head.
- Neck - Colors throat, nape, and bit above mask.
- Chest - Colors underside and cap.
- Body - Colors back.
- Coverts - Colors wing limb feathers.
- Primary Feathers - Colors outer flight feathers.
- Secondary Feathers - Colors inner flight feathers.
- Legs - Colors legs.
- Tail 1 - Colors upper tail.
- Tail 2 - Colors lower tail.
- Talons - Colors talons.
- Extra - Colors mask.
Realism Presets
Name | Image | Basis |
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Male (default) | House sparrow (male) (Passer domesticus) | |
Female | House sparrow (female) (Passer domesticus) |
Actions
Hatchling
- Run - Increases ground speed, speeds up walk cycle.
- Call - Faces head upwards and gently lifts wings to make a light cheep.
- Sit - Sits down with head on ground.
- Eat - Leans down and lifts wings to rapidly scoop group while moving tail.
- Hurt - Falls on its left with left leg dangling high and left wing stretched out.
- Eyes - Toggles eyes being shut.
Adult
- Run - Increases ground speed, speeds up walk cycle.
- Call - Quickly lifts rear while making a quick cheep.
- Sit - Sits down.
- Eat - Leans down to bite ground twice, then lift head to bite once then twitches head right to bite again.
- Hurt - Falls forward with head angled to the right and rear lifted.
- Display - Lifts rear up high and faces its left, beating its wings three times before twitching its head and rear to the right.
- Preen - Cleans left coverts with beak while rear is lifted slightly to the left.
- Eyes - Toggles eyes being shut.
- Fly - Sparrow takes flight, can fly for infinite time.
Trivia
- Sparrow is the first regular playable visible on the menu screen, and the second playable at all behind Egg.
- Sparrow is the first bird to release alongside a biome.
- Sparrow is the second bird to get two full remodels, the first being Owl.
- For a while, Sparrow was the smallest bird in the game, and remains one of the smallest.
- In the update introducing beak carrying, Sparrow was featured being held by Eagle.
History
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Gallery
Birds | ||
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Standard | Egg • Sparrow • Pigeon • Cardinal • Robin • Starling • Chicken • Duck • Goose • Quail • Turkey • Swan • Pheasant • Partridge | |
Unlockable | Chickadee • Jay • Guineafowl • Swallow • Parakeet • Raven • Gull • Sandpiper • Hummingbird • Peafowl • Woodpecker • Magpie • Cockatoo • Macaw • Auk • Cuckoo • Crane • Hoopoe • Penguin • Loon • Cormorant • Rhea • Kiwi • Heron • Kingfisher • Pelican • Toucan • Gannet • Flamingo • Hornbill • Bird of Paradise • Emu • Nightjar • Ostrich • Shoebill • Hoatzin • Falcon • Secretary • Stork • Seriema • Cassowary • Owl • Vulture • Osprey • Hawk • Albatross • Eagle • Petrel • 'Ō'ō • Sapeornis • Great Auk • Elephant Bird • Dodo • Confuciusornis • Archaeopteryx • Jeholornis • Moa • Hesperornis • Gastornis • Kelenken • Pelagornis • Harpagornis • Argentavis • Dromaeosaur • Skeleton | |
Game Pass | Phoenix • Cockatrice • Peryton • Griffin |