Sparrowhead In-game icon.
A Sparrowhead.
Appears in Hey! Pikmin
Scientific name Spourgitis apium
Family Huntinpeck
Areas Mushroom Valley, Serene Stream, The Shallow End, Drenchnozzle Den, Bed of Fallen Leaves, Gale-Force Glen, Freezing Wasteland, Frozen Hazard, Scourge of the Skies, Peculiar Rockfall, The Last Lair
Attacks Skewer Pikmin by flying into them

The Sparrowhead (ムシスズメ?, lit.: "Bug Sparrow") is an enemy found in Hey! Pikmin. It is a small, birdlike creature, slightly resembling the Scornet. It has a round orange body and dark spots on its top. It also has two large insect wings, which allow it to fly. It has black and orange eyes and a narrow beak that it uses to stab Pikmin. It is smaller than Captain Olimar, being about the same width and half of his height.

Stats

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Weight Max.
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Seeds Value Health Regen.
N/A N/A N/A   × 0 Unknown Unknown

Behavior

Sparrowheads generally spawn in groups of at least 2 individuals. They remain off-screen and descend when Olimar and his Pikmin get close. They will then hover in place until they spot a target, indicated by a chirping sound. They will attempt to skewer Pikmin or Captain Olimar by flying into them.

Locations

Strategy

Sparrowheads can be defeated by throwing Pikmin onto them when they are within reach, usually right before they attempt an attack.

Notes

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They have a rather pesky habit of appearing out of the sky to attack. They're cute up close, though, aren't they? If the S.S. Dolphin II didn't have such an aversion to bugs, I'd want to take it home with me.

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Naming

See more: Huntinpeck family#Naming.
  • Common name: Sparrowhead. The name comes from its resemblance to the head of a sparrow, and the word "arrowhead".
  • Japanese nickname: ムシスズメ?, lit.: "Bug Sparrow".
  • Japanese name: マダラコバチスズメ?, lit.: "Spotted Small Bee Sparrow".
  • Scientific name: Spourgitis apium.
  • Internal names: Unknown.
  • Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese ムシスズメ?
Mushi Suzume
Bug Sparrow
  Dutch Spreeuwbeestje Little starling beast
  French Minoineau From mini and moineau (sparrow)
  German Kükenkäfer Chickbug
  Italian Passerot From passerotto (a young sparrow)
  Korean 참새벌레
  Spanish Moscorrión From mosca (fly) and gorrión (sparrow)

See also