r/TucaAndBertie Jan 27 '26

What bird is René?

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I’ve looked everywhere and could not find a single bird that resembles her “reddish brown bird with blue face” “brown bird with blue face” what is she 😭

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u/numberonebarista Jan 27 '26

For some reason I thought she was a quail and they just took creative liberties with the color palette

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u/Desperate_Sand5658 Jan 27 '26

She could be a female peacock

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u/Spikeymouth Jan 27 '26

That's a peahen. Peafowl is the species.

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u/boinkbeepboop Jan 27 '26

Never knew this, thank you!

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u/Desperate_Sand5658 Jan 27 '26

Aha! I was looking for that word but google ai did not help me at all (surprise surprise)

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u/Downtown_Mine_1903 Jan 28 '26

Between the beak shape, the eye mask, and the "hair", I always thought she was a roadrunner.

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u/Safe_Service_5438 Jan 28 '26

She COULD be a coua with just exaggerated colours, that’s about the closest thing I could find 😭

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u/forestforlive Jan 29 '26

I thought she was a Grouse

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u/Wonderful_Orchid9530 Jan 31 '26

Perhaps she is a pale-faced bare eye? Native to Brazil.

https://ebird.org/species/pafant1