Butterfowl

Discovery LocationAmazonian Canopy, Brazil

Lead ResearcherProf. Elara Finch

Field Report Summary

Physical Description

The Butterfowl has the body and legs of a standard domestic fowl, typically white or brown. Instead of feathers, it has large, vibrant butterfly wings attached to its back, patterned with intricate designs and bright colors. Its beak is replaced with a long, proboscis-like appendage that it uses to sip nectar from flowers. The eyes are large and multifaceted, similar to an insect's. The Butterfowl retains the chicken's characteristic clucking and pecking behaviors, but also demonstrates butterfly-like fluttering movements.

Habitat

Gardens and meadows.

Dietary Behavior

Primarily feeds on nectar and small insects attracted to flowers.

Evolutionary Origin

Resulted from an ancient symbiotic relationship between avian and lepidopteran species, eventually merging genetically over millennia.

Behavioral Notes

Exhibits crepuscular behavior, being most active at dawn and dusk.