Avatar:Sparrowkeet

This article is about the animal. For the company, see Sparrowkeet Air. For the town, see Sparrowkeet Station.

<infobox theme-source="nation"> <image source="image" /> <title source="name"><default>Sparrowkeet</default></title> <group> <header>General information</header> <label>Habitat</label> <label>Status</label> <label>Bending</label> <label>Uses</label> </group> <group> <header>Chronological information</header> <label>First appearance</label> <label>Last appearance</label> <label>Voiced by</label> </group> <header></header> </infobox> The sparrowkeet is a small green bird which is kept as a housepet in Ba Sing Se.

History

During the lifetime of Avatar Kyoshi, a pet sparrowkeet named Bao left home with her owner Masaru, who decided to turn a new leaf and leave behind her criminal life in Ba Sing Se.

Team Avatar once encountered a group of sparrowkeets while in a pet shop within the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se. These birds got into a scuffle with Momo, who quickly commandeered their food bowl and ate its contents. The owner of the shop was forced to evict Team Avatar after Momo began to harass these sparrowkeets, who began circling Momo's head, squawking loudly. A short while later, Jin saw a few sparrowkeets warbling at a birdbath in the grounds of Ba Sing Se University.

Anatomy

The sparrowkeet is a dove-sized bird. It has lime-green colored feathers, except for those on its head, which are primarily yellow with white areas around its eyes and orange spots on its cheeks. It also has a light orange band around its neck and a peach colored parakeet-like beak, suited for seed-cracking.

Behavior

The sparrowkeet is rowdy, and can become angry if its food is eaten or disturbed.

Connection

The sparrowkeet's body resembles that of the Carolina parakeet. It is a mix between a sparrow and a parakeet and has orange dots on the cheeks much like those seen in cockatiels.

Trivia

• Sparrowkeet Air was a company that innovated in the field of aircraft for the Fire Nation during the Hundred Year War. There was also a town built in the western Earth Kingdom plains around a refueling post for the company called Sparrowkeet Station.

See also

• Fauna in the World of Avatar