The Shitbird
A species of seabird around the size of a herring gull. Adults have predominantly white plumage with black markings at the tips of the wings. It also has a small, red patch of scales near it’s eyes.
Shitbirds have a varied diet like a gull, eating fish, scavenging from settlements, and generally eating whatever it can fit in it’s mouth. despite their similarities, the shitbird is actually more closely related to birds such as mynas and starlings.
The shitbird is best known for the massive flocks they form, with numbers ranging from tens of thousands to upwards of a million. The flocks get so large that in areas they travel over they sometimes black out the sun. Shitbirds have the ability to detect rrat fields at great distances and are attracted towards them. Flocks of shitbirds have been reported to fly great distances over oceans, following a rrat in another continent. They also tend to gather in areas just before schizos attack.
Shitbirds are very destructive pests, especially due to the size of their flocks. If a flock flies near farmland, they will consume all of the crops that they can. If they gather in a town or city they cause damage to buildings from the sheer amount they excrete. They excrete so much they have been know to coat entire towns in their shit. Their excretions also cause harmful algae blooms in nearby bodies of water. They also will harass humans and other creatures for food as well as for seemingly no discernible reason.
The shitbird is capable of mimicry, and can mimic human speech. Interestingly enough, all recorded phrases and words that shitbirds have mimicked have been negative in nature.