Chakama Bird
Type of Creature: Bird
Frequency: Rare - Only in the Cherry Grove
Major Features: Pink breast, love of Kima cherry pits
Abilities: Flight, Head changes colour when cherries are ripe, beautiful song
Most Common In: the Cherry Grove in the Unforgiving
Summary/Abstract: The Chakama Bird is a very interesting creature. Instead of eating the cherries, the bird instead feasts on the cherry pits. Its oddly shaped beak can pick out the pits without disturbing the cherry, making them easy to eat, even for small children. It has a pink breast and green outer feathers, almost blending in with the cherry trees, while the head is usually a faded blue. When the cherries are ripe, the blue head feathers are shed and within a day, new, dark pink feathers replace them. They last until the last cherry is picked, or they become overripe, when they're replaced by the blue feathers. Males and females are indistinguishable.
The Chakama's song is interesting in the fact that it seems to promote romance and romantic thoughts, making the Cherry Grove a common place for dates or picnics between lovers. The Chakama bird is often called the Lover's Bird because of their song and the fact that they mate for life. Even their eggs are a dark reddish colour with light pink speckles, matching the cherries and cherry blossoms. They lay their eggs at the same time the Kima cherry trees are flowering, and lay 1 - 3 eggs a year. Baby Chakamas are fluffy and light pink, blending in with the cherry blossoms. This further ties the Chakama birds to the existence of the Kima cherry. Some say the bird is blessed by Cheva, even.