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Whisper bird

Legends Canon version → Linked from 17 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Whisper birds were energetic avians native to the moon Yavin 4. They were known for their radiant plumage and gained their name due to their seemingly noiseless flight. They used their dexterous tongue to emit their sweet, low-pitched song or call.

Whisper birds were at home in the trees and water of the jungle moon. They would go quiet when they desired food, which consisted of fish and weeds, as well nectar funnels that grew on vines. As with many other certain-sized small animals native to Yavin 4, they were prey to stintarils and other highly dangerous predators, like aquatic gundarks.

Introduced whisper bird populations existed on Coruscant and Null.

Following the Battle of Yavin, the collector Breac Slaus tasked a group of spacers to hunt and kill an unreasonable number of whisper birds.

Text and facts from the “Whisper bird/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Designation
Non-sentient
Class
Bird
Origin
Yavin 4
Diet
Fish
Weeds

Appearances

7 works, in story order
  1. Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire 5
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (mentioned only)
  3. Star Wars: Battlefront
  4. Republic 65
  5. Rebel Force: Target (mentioned only)
  6. Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force (first appearance)
  7. The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory I: Conquest (mentioned only)

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