Name: Fearow
Classification: Beak
Type: Normal/flying
Number: 022
Evolution: Spearow – Fearow (level 20)
Wingspan: 2.40 meter
Weight: 12 kilograms
Animal type: Bird
Habitat: Open field
Description: When asked if training Fearow for his famous show was hard, pokémon performer Stan Wilfred answered: “Are you kidding? I could have them dancing Swan Lake if food was involved.” And indeed, Fearow are known for their great resourcefulness in finding food. They are both hunters and scavengers and numerous ways of catching diverse prey have been observed in the wild. Sometimes, it will stand by the side of a river or lake, motionless, waiting for a fish to swim by, which it will quickly pick out of the water with it’s long beak. Other times, it will fly low over the water and catch fish as it flies by. It also hunts pokémon like Rattata and insects and some particularly fearless Fearow have been known to catch Meowth and other pokémon of a similar size. To catch burrowing insects, it sticks it’s beak underground and picks the insects out, usually along with a lot of dirt, but that doesn’t seem to bother it. To catch Rattata, it usually plunges from the sky in much the same way Pidgeot do, though less elegantly. It’s body is considerably larger than that of Pidgeot, yet it’s wingspan is smaller. This does not change the fact that most people are more intimidated by a Fearow than a Pidgeot. Fearow are aggressive birds, fiercely protective of their huge territory. How exactly a Fearow defines it’s territory is unknown, because it appears to be ever-changing. Outside the mating season, it lives solitary. During the mating season, Fearow leave their territories and start flocking together. The comb on the male’s head, which has earned it the nickname ‘water rooster’, turns dark pink when the mating season starts. Once a Fearow has found a mate, they will leave the flock where they met and fly to good nesting grounds. When looking for suitable nesting grounds, Fearow can travel for weeks without landing. It builds it’s nest on the ground, at the water’s edge or anywhere where it has a good view of it’s surroundings. One of the parents always stays on the nest, while the other brings him or her food. Halfway through the nesting period, the parents switch roles. The female lays between 5-7 eggs.