Exotic Birds Mod – 1.19, 1.18.2 – Birds Take Over Minecraft

Cassowary

• Hearts: x 10
• Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Taiga, Savannah
• Tempted by: Apples.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: A very large, protective mob. It is passive, but when attacked will become hostile. The babies look different to the parents.

Duck

• Hearts: x 3
• Habitat: Rivers, Beaches
• Tempted by: Bread.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Varieties: 2
• Information: A small bird found by rivers and beaches. It makes the well known ‘quack’. The baby ducklings are yellow so you don’t know if it’s a duck or a drake until it grows up.

Flamingo

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: ?
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: A fairly large pink bird. Can be found where there is water. They will stand on one leg to conserve body heat.

Gouldian Finch

• Hearts: x 3
• Habitat: Jungles
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
  Varieties: 6
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These small, colourful birds are found in jungles. They make quiet chirping sounds and prefer leaving on their own in the wild.

Hummingbird

• Hearts: x 1
• Habitat: Plains, Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest
• Tempted by: Sugar.
  Varieties: 5
• Can be bred? No.
• Information: These are very small, colourful birds that make a lot of noise. They hover around and flap their wings really fast. They can be attracted by holding sugar.
• Extra: Summon the different types by doing /summon exoticbirds.EB_Hummingbird ~ ~ ~ {Type:0-4}

Kingfisher

• Hearts: x 3
• Can be bred? No.
• Habitat: Beach, River, Swampland
• Information: These are small, quiet birds that live around water. Occasionally they will swoop in, retrieve a fish and fly around with it in their mouth.

Kiwi

• Hearts: x 2
• Habitat: Jungles, Forests
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: A very small bird. It lays the largest egg in relation to body size of any bird.

Lyrebird

• Hearts: x 4
• Habitat: ?
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 2
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: Very clever birds capable of mimicking animals. During the day they will copy sheep/cow/pig noises and at night they will start replicating zombie/skeleton/creeper noises. The males have orange tail feathers, whereas the females do not.

Magpie

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest, Taiga
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These are medium sized walking birds. Occasionally they will ‘scavenge’ and hold something in their mouth. You can retrieve this item by hitting them, but it will take a while for them to scavenge again, or be more kind and ‘swap’ the item using wheat seeds. You can hear them via the chatter they make.
• Extra: Summon a magpie holding something with /summon exoticbirds.EB_Magpie ~ ~ ~ {Equipment:[{id:clock}]}. This was coded to support ingots and compasses, so some items such as swords render incorrectly.

Ostrich

• Hearts: x 11
• Habitat: Desert
• Tempted by: Apples.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These are enormous birds that can be found in dry biomes. They lay the largest egg of any other bird.

Owl

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Forests, Swamp
• Tempted by: Rotten Flesh.
• Varieties: 3
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: Owls are medium sized birds that will spawn in forests. They will normally only appear as individuals. They will fly away if attacked. Their eyes glow in the dark.

Parrot

• Hearts: x 4 (untamed) or x 10 (tamed)
• Habitat: Jungle, Forest, Birch Forest
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 4
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These colourful birds can be found in jungles. They can be tamed using wheat seeds and will follow you like wolves. You can also make them sit, walk or fly by right clicking them.
• Extra: Summon a tamed parrot using /summon exoticbirds.EB_Parrot ~ ~ ~ {Owner:Username}

Peafowl

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Plains, Jungle, Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 3
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These birds were the first bird to be added to the mod. They can be found wandering around the world. The peacocks can be told apart from the peahens by the colourful plumage. Right clicking a peacock will change whether its train (tail feathers) are open or closed. You can also mate two peafowl using wheat seeds! There is also an elusive Albino Peafowl. Rumours say it lays golden eggs.

Pelican

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Beach, River
• Tempted by: Fish.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: Pelicans are fairly large birds that live by bodies of water.

Penguin

• Hearts: x 2 (Should be 5, but I messed up. Will be fixed next update)
• Habitat: Cold Taiga
• Tempted by: Fish.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: Penguins are medium sized birds that live in cold biomes. They move pretty slowly, which is known as a waddle.

Phoenix

• Hearts: x 100
• Habitat: Does not spawn.
• Can be bred? No.
• Information: Phoenixes are large mythical creatures made out of fire. They can only be hatched out of Phoenix eggs with a light level of 9/10/11. Adult phoenixes can be saddled and flown. To fly up, look up. To fly down, look down. Upon death they drop a phoenix egg, so you will be able to rebirth your phoenix.

Pigeon

• Hearts: x 4
• Habitat: Forests, Plains
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 2
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: Pigeons tend to be classed as vermin is certain areas of the world. In this mod there are two variants, the wood pigeon and the rock dove. They make a coo-ing noise so will be quite easy to find!

Roadrunner

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Desert, Mesa, Savannah
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: A very very fast desert bird. It doesn’t make much noise, but you won’t be able to miss it! To get close, you need to be holding wheat seeds.

Seagull

• Hearts: x 4
• Habitat: Beach, River, Ocean
• Can be bred? No.
• Information: Seagulls will be found in near any biome with water. They will swoop round in circles and won’t stop!

Swan

• Hearts: x 6
• Habitat: Beach, River, Ocean
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 4
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These birds can be found in any biome by water. As this is their natural habitat, you will often find them swimming in rivers. You can hear them by the harsh honking sounds they make.

Toucan

• Hearts: x 4
• Habitat: Jungle, Savannah
• Tempted by: Wheat seeds.
• Varieties: 3
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: These birds can be found in tropical biomes. They have large colourful beaks and make a distinctive call.

Vulture

• Hearts: x 7
• Habitat: Desert, Mesa
• Tempted by: Meat.
• Can be bred? Yes.
• Information: A very large bird that can be found in deserts. They will fly into the sky and circle whilst looking for prey.

Woodpecker

• Hearts: x 4
• Habitat: Forest, Birch Forest, Roofed Forest
• Varieties: 3
• Can be bred? No.
• Information: You can find these birds high up in trees merrily pecking away holes. They will make a sound when doing so, meaning you will know when one is nearby. When disturbed they will fly to find another tree.