Swooping Sparrowhead

Swooping Sparrowhead
Enemy
Family	Huntinpeck

The Swooping Sparrowhead is a species of huntinpeck that lingers over Pikmin before swooping down at them and flying away with them in its beak.

In fanon games

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In Pikmin Z

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Swooping Sparrowhead The icon used to represent this enemy.
Scientific name	Spougitis keaperens
Family	Huntinpeck
Areas	Seagrass Plains
Caves	Stream Slide, Tree of Life, Sand Kingdom
Carry weight	2
Max. carriers	4
Seed worth	2
Poko value	× 5
Attacks	Abducts and eats Pikmin

The Swooping Sparrowhead is a flying carnivore appearing in Pikmin Z. It has a rounded body with two sets of insect wings, similar to an average Sparrowhead, but as large as a Breadbug. Their behavior resembles that of the real-world shrike: it hovers over its target and then grabs it with its beak, afterward flying out of reach to eat its capture. Its diet consists of prey smaller than itself, and it is sometimes caught by Flytrap Chrysanthemums, its main predator.

Swooping Sparrowheads are best dealt with by Yellow Pikmin and Clover Pikmin, as both Pikmin are the only types to reach a Swooping Sparrowhead during flight. It will pause for a moment before it flies to attack, so strike it down first so it falls to the ground, then swarm it before it flies out of reach.

Notes

Piklopedia entry

“This larger, more aggressive huntinpeck species has a rather disturbing method to secure prey: it swoops down and captures prey with its large beak, and then proceeds to gobble them up mid-flight. Sometimes it also brings them to a nearby thorn nest and keeps the food for later. It may be freaky to witness, but it is a rather interesting survival strategy in a challenging world.”