Stripewing

Stripewings are 2m (6.6 feet) tall birdlike creatures named for the beautiful bluish stripes on their wings. They are found in large numbers in the area encircling the Amoebic Sea, on Darwin IV.

Despite having wings, this species is flightless. They mostly spend the days resting upon the "sea's" surface, occasionally extending their proboscis to feed on the organic matrix. At night, however, the creatures become astoundingly agitated, hopping around and covering great distances in a crazy fashion. The reason for this behavior is still unclear, but one possibility is that they could be pursuing, and feeding on, hordes of microflyers.