Bird Nest

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Bird Nest
A Bird Nest in theNintendo Switch version ofMario vs. Donkey Kong
First appearance	Donkey Kong (Game Boy) (1994)
Latest appearance	Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

Bird Nests in theSuper Mario franchise are spawn points for variousNitpicker derivatives inDonkey Kong andMario vs. Donkey Kong. There are no opportunities when Mario gets to interact with them.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong (Game Boy)[edit]

In theGame Boy version ofDonkey Kong, Bird Nests spawnHawks in theForest andRocky-Valley,Kaibādo in theJungle, and the crow-likeBirds fromDonkey Kong Jr. in theTower.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong[edit]

Nests spawnbirds inMario vs. Donkey Kong, where they first appear in the second world,Donkey Kong Jungle. In the third world,Fire Mountain, they are replaced byFire Bird Nests as spawn points forfire birds; unlike the regular nests, these fire rings can damage the player character upon contact.

Bats similarly emerge from overheadBat Nests.

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)	`Model/BirdNest.bfres.zs`	BirdNest	Bird Nest
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)	`Model/BirdNestFire.bfres.zs`	BirdNestFire	Fire Bird Nest
	`Pack/Actor/BirdFireNest.pack.zs`	BirdFireNest	Fire Bird Nest
	`Model/BatNest.bfres.zs`	BatNest	Bat Nest

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	巣す^[1] Su	Nest

References[edit]

^1994. 「パーフェクト版マリオキャラクター大事典」 (Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten).Shogakukan (Japanese). Page204.

[Edit] Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
Characters		Donkey Kong •Donkey Kong Jr. •Mario •Pauline
Levels	Construction Site	Stage 0-1 •Stage 0-2 •Stage 0-3 •Stage 0-4
	Big-City	Stage 1-1 •Stage 1-2 •Stage 1-3 •Stage 1-4 •Stage 1-5 •Stage 1-6 •Stage 1-7 •Stage 1-8
	Forest	Stage 2-1 •Stage 2-2 •Stage 2-3 •Stage 2-4 •Stage 2-5 •Stage 2-6 •Stage 2-7 •Stage 2-8 •Stage 2-9 •Stage 2-10 •Stage 2-11 •Stage 2-12
	Ship	Stage 3-1 •Stage 3-2 •Stage 3-3 •Stage 3-4 •Stage 3-5 •Stage 3-6 •Stage 3-7 •Stage 3-8
	Jungle	Stage 4-1 •Stage 4-2 •Stage 4-3 •Stage 4-4 •Stage 4-5 •Stage 4-6 •Stage 4-7 •Stage 4-8 •Stage 4-9 •Stage 4-10 •Stage 4-11 •Stage 4-12
	Desert	Stage 5-1 •Stage 5-2 •Stage 5-3 •Stage 5-4 •Stage 5-5 •Stage 5-6 •Stage 5-7 •Stage 5-8 •Stage 5-9 •Stage 5-10 •Stage 5-11 •Stage 5-12
	Airplane	Stage 6-1 •Stage 6-2 •Stage 6-3 •Stage 6-4 •Stage 6-5 •Stage 6-6 •Stage 6-7 •Stage 6-8
	Iceberg	Stage 7-1 •Stage 7-2 •Stage 7-3 •Stage 7-4 •Stage 7-5 •Stage 7-6 •Stage 7-7 •Stage 7-8 •Stage 7-9 •Stage 7-10 •Stage 7-11 •Stage 7-12
	Rocky-Valley	Stage 8-1 •Stage 8-2 •Stage 8-3 •Stage 8-4 •Stage 8-5 •Stage 8-6 •Stage 8-7 •Stage 8-8 •Stage 8-9 •Stage 8-10 •Stage 8-11 •Stage 8-12 •Stage 8-13 •Stage 8-14 •Stage 8-15 •Stage 8-16
	Tower	Stage 9-1 •Stage 9-2 •Stage 9-3 •Stage 9-4 •Stage 9-5 •Stage 9-6 •Stage 9-7 •Stage 9-8 •Stage 9-9
Allies		Jumper •Monchee
Abilities		Crouch •Handstand / Handstand Jump •Backflip •Wire Spin •Roll
Items and objects		1 UP Heart •Bird Nest •Bolt •Conveyor Belt •Crumble Block •Door •Girder •Hammer •Ice Block •Jump Stand •Key •Ladder •Lift •Parasol, Hat & Bag •Road •Rope •Rope (wire) •Super Hammer •Switch •Trash Can
Enemies and obstacles		Aqua Man •Arumajiron •Barrel •Bird •Bowbow •Bukubuku •Cannon •Cement tub •Chikuchiku •Dorakyū •Dōryī •Dotty •Dust Man •Faiachū •Fire •Fireball •Furafurawā •Gessori •Giant Donkey Kong •Golem •Gyātoru •Hawks •Icicle •Jack •Kaibādo •Kānyī •Miira •Ottō •Oil •Oil drum •Penpen •Purupuru •Rappy •Robo NO.1 •Rokkun •Sairesu •Sir Shovalot •Skeleton •Snapjaw •Sniper •Spark •Sukōpī •Thwomp Platform •Tododesu •Tsutan'ōmen •Walking Block •Wire Trap
Adaptations		Super Mario (Super Mario: Donkey Kong 1 ·Super Mario: Donkey Kong 2) •Super Mario-kun (Volume:11)
Other		Gallery •Giant Squirrel •Multimedia •Staff

[Edit] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Game Boy Advance) /Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)
Characters		Donkey Kong •Mario •Mini-Mario •Toad^b •Toads
Worlds	Regular worlds	Mario Toy Company •Donkey Kong Jungle •Fire Mountain •Merry Mini-Land^b •Spooky House •Slippery Summit^b •Mystic Forest •Twilight City •vs. Donkey Kong
	Plus worlds	Mario Toy Factory •Donkey Kong Jungle Plus •Fire Mountain Plus •Merry Mini-Land Plus^b •Spooky House Plus •Slippery Summit Plus^b •Mystic Forest Plus •Twilight City Plus •vs. Donkey Kong Plus
	Extra world	Expert
	e World	Mario vs. Donkey Kong-e^a
Enemies and obstacles		Bat •Bird •Bob-omb •Bob-omb Block •Boo •Brickman •Bucket Man •Candle •Cannon •Falling spike •Fire bird •Fire Shy Guy •Fireball •Ice Block^b •Icicle^b •Laser •Lava Geyser •Monchee •Ninji •Oil •Podoboo •Polterguy •RamRam •Robo Kikki •Shy Guy •Sir Shovalot •Snapjaw •Spear Guy •Spike •Spiked Barrel •Tane Pakkun •Thwimp •Thwomp •Thwomp Platform •Wire Trap •Wrench Shy Guy
Abilities		Crouch •Handstand / Handstand Jump •Jump •Backflip •Wire Spin •Spring Jump
Items and objects		1-Up Mushroom •2 UP^a •3 UP^a •5 UP^a •Barrel •Bird Nest •Chain •Checkpoint Flag^b •Color Block •Color Switch •Conveyor Belt •Crumble Block •Direction Switch •Donut Block •Door •Elevator •Flower Fan^b •Flying key^b •Garbage Can •Girder •Hammer •Help Box •Key •Ladder •Letter Block •Present •Rope •Spring •Toy box •Warp Box^b •Wire
Other		Gallery (GBA ·Switch) •Mario Toy Company •Mario vs. Donkey Kong (sliding puzzle) •Mario vs. Donkey Kong (jigsaw puzzle) •Mini-Mario Factory Game! •Multimedia •Plus Mode •Pre-release and unused content •Quotes • Staff (GBA ·Switch) •Time Attack^b
^a Exclusive toMario vs. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance ^b Exclusive toMario vs. Donkey Kong for the Nintendo Switch