After checking to see that we (surprisingly?) don’t have something similar yet (as far as I’m aware at least), I decided to make a thread for people to suggest realistic habitat birds for the game.
I feel like our feathery friends (especially waterfowl) are in a similar position to New World monkeys; where most people want more of them in general, but few actually suggest specific species for Frontier to include. I see all too many pack ideas be nothing but habitat mammals (especially ungulates and carnivorans) and I doubt it’s helping the games ridiculously unbalanced roster (to emphasize just how far behind birds are, we’ve only gotten one non ratite/penguin bird in DLC, meanwhile we’ve gotten seven canids!)
At the current rate of 1-2 birds per year, I highly doubt they’ll have a satisfying roster by the end of the game’s lifespan, especially if it continues to be so un-diverse (not that the penguins or ratites were bad additions - far from it - it just goes to show how behind other birds are).
Some popular suggestions I’ve seen thrown around that Frontier will hopefully take notice of:
Some species I’d love to see:
I feel like our feathery friends (especially waterfowl) are in a similar position to New World monkeys; where most people want more of them in general, but few actually suggest specific species for Frontier to include. I see all too many pack ideas be nothing but habitat mammals (especially ungulates and carnivorans) and I doubt it’s helping the games ridiculously unbalanced roster (to emphasize just how far behind birds are, we’ve only gotten one non ratite/penguin bird in DLC, meanwhile we’ve gotten seven canids!)
At the current rate of 1-2 birds per year, I highly doubt they’ll have a satisfying roster by the end of the game’s lifespan, especially if it continues to be so un-diverse (not that the penguins or ratites were bad additions - far from it - it just goes to show how behind other birds are).
Some popular suggestions I’ve seen thrown around that Frontier will hopefully take notice of:
- Mandarin Duck
- Shoebill
- Secretary Bird
- Himalayan Monal
- Golden Pheasant
- Nēnē
- Capercaillie
- Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Some species I’d love to see:
- Cape Barren Goose (ridiculously common in both Australian and NZ zoos, whilst still being found overseas)
- Black Swan
- Helmeted Guinea Fowl
- Grey Crowned Crane (admittedly subjective, but from my experience these guys are really common and kind of feel like a classic zoo animal, I’m surprised they aren’t suggested more)
- Plumed Whistling Duck (used to work with these guys and they are the cutest little hellspawns <3)
- Roseate Spoonbill - just look at this goober! I will never understand people who say birds can't be as cute as mammals:
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