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{{Infobox Monster
|name = Chompy bird
|image = [[File:Chompy bird.png|250px]]
|release = [[18 May]] [[2004]]
|update = Big Chompy Bird Hunting
|members = Yes
|combat = 6
|size = 1
|examine = A large boisterous bird, a delicacy for ogres.
|xpbonus = 
|max hit = 0
|aggressive = No
|poisonous = No
|attack style = None
|attack speed = No
|slayxp = 10
|cat = Birds
|assignedby = turael,spria
|hitpoints = 10
|att = 5
|str = 5
|def = 3
|mage = 0
|range = 0
|attbns = 0
|strbns = 0
|amagic = 0
|mbns = 0
|arange = 0
|rngbns = 0
|dstab = 0
|dslash = 0
|dcrush = 0
|dmagic = 0
|drange = 0
|immunepoison = Yes
|immunevenom = Yes
|id = 1475
|leagueRegion = Kandarin
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|text2=Dead
|item2=
{{Infobox NPC
|name = Chompy bird
|image = [[File:Chompy bird (downed).png|250px]]
|release = [[18 May]] [[2004]]
|update = Big Chompy Bird Hunting
|members = Yes
|race = [[Bird]]
|quest = [[Big Chompy Bird Hunting]]
|location = [[Feldip Hills]]
|options = Pluck
|examine = A once boisterous bird, closer to being an ogre delicacy.
|map = No
|id = 1476
|leagueRegion = Kandarin
}}
}}
[[File:Chompy bird escapes.png|thumb|left|An escaping chompy bird]]
'''Chompy birds''' are part of the [[chompy bird hunting]] activity. They can only be killed after completing the [[Big Chompy Bird Hunting]] [[quest]]. Killing them requires a [[comp ogre bow]] or [[ogre bow]] with [[brutal arrows]] or [[ogre arrows]]. They '''cannot''' be killed with [[melee]] or [[Magic]]. [[Bloated toad]]s must be used as bait to lure them to the area. Bloated toads are made by using [[ogre bellows]] filled with swamp gas on nearby toads at the swamp. Chompy birds spawn in a 10 tile radius around the bloated toad (21x21 square). A chompy bird will leave if it is not killed after one minute.

Killing a chompy bird yields the message: ''"You scratch a notch on your bow for the chompy bird kill."'' Each kill yields a chompy bird corpse which can be plucked for [[feather]]s, a [[raw chompy]], and [[bones]], while it will disappear after two minutes if left untouched.{{CiteTwitter|author=Mod Ash|url=https://twitter.com/JagexAsh/status/1564645716034830336|date=30 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.is/3g4Uq|archivedate=4 March 2023|quote=[Hello, once a chompy bird has been killed, how long will the corpse lay on the ground for before it despawns? (...)] 2 mins, I think. (...)}} The [[bonecrusher]]'s effect works on the bones when plucking the dead chompy. After 30 kills, players can claim their first [[chompy bird hat]]. 

The bird [[Slayer task]] assigned by [[Turael]] and [[Spria]] can be completed with chompy birds; while they are much slower kills than chickens, it can be sped up with gear listed on [[chompy bird hunting]]. Players do these on task for progress towards completing the [[Western Provinces Diary]].

Completing tiers of the [[Western Provinces Diary]] will grant benefits when killing chompy birds:
*Completing the easy tasks will grant a 25% chance of two chompy birds appearing.
*Completing the medium tasks will grant a 50% chance of two chompy birds appearing.
*Completing the elite tasks will grant a 100% chance of two chompy birds appearing.

==Spawn mechanics==
{{Main|Bloated toad#Spawn mechanics}}
Each bloated toad has a 1 in 5 chance to attract a chompy bird every 25 ticks (15 seconds) from the moment it is placed on the ground. Up to four rolls can be made by a bloated toad before it bursts, although no further rolls are made after a toad has successfully called down a chompy.

==Strategy==
{{Main|Chompy bird hunting/Strategy}}

==Locations==
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![[Feldip Hills]]
![[Kandarin]], south and south-west of [[Castle Wars]]
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|[[Fairy ring]] code {{Fairycode|aks}}
|[[Fairy ring]] code {{Fairycode|bkp}}
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|{{Map|name=Chompy bird|x=2598|y=2966|r=5|mtype=square}}
|{{Map|name=Chompy bird|2322,3077|2372,3077|2382,3067|2434,3067|2434,3029|2322,3029|mtype=polygon}}
|}

==Drops==
===100%===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|name=Bones|quantity=1|rarity=Always}}
{{DropsLine|name=Raw chompy|quantity=1|rarity=Always}}
{{DropsLine|name=Feather|quantity=10-30|rarity=Always}}
{{DropsTableBottom}}

===Other===
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|name=Chompy chick|quantity=1|rarity=1/500|raritynotes=<ref group=d>Only players who have completed the elite [[Western Provinces Diary]] are eligible to receive this pet.</ref>|gemw=No}}
{{DropsTableBottom}}
{{Reflist|group=d}}

==Dialogue==
{{Hastranscript}}

==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 5 March 2015
|update = Achievement Diaries
|poll = Old School Achievement Diary Rewards Poll
|change =
*There is now a chance to obtain a [[chompy chick]] [[pet]] after completing the [[elite Western Provinces Diary]].
*There is now a chance that 2 chompy birds will spawn while hunting after the completion of [[Western Provinces Diary|Western Province Diaries]]:
**25% chance for the [[Easy Western Provinces|easy Diary]].
**50% chance for the [[Medium Western Provinces|medium Diary]].
**100% chance for the [[Elite Western Provinces|elite Diary]].
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 9 July 2007
|update = A bird in the hand...
|change = The NPC was graphically updated.
}}
{{Subject changes
|daterange = 5 July –<br/>19 September 2005
|change = The NPC now always appears above players standing in the same tile.
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}
===Gallery (historical)===
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Alive=
{|style="text-align: center" cellpadding="15"
|[[File:Chompy bird (historical).png|300x150px]]
|[[File:Chompy bird.png|300x150px]]
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|29 June 2004 –<br/>9 July 2007
|9 July 2007 –<br/>present
|}
|-|
Downed=
{|style="text-align: center" cellpadding="15"
|[[File:Chompy bird (downed) (historical).png|300x150px]]
|[[File:Chompy bird (downed).png|300x150px]]
|-
|29 June 2004 –<br/>9 July 2007
|9 July 2007 –<br/>present
|}
</tabber>

==Trivia==
*The chompy bird's appearance is similar to the extinct {{WP|dodo}}.
*Killing 4,000 chompy birds yields 160,000 [[Ranged]] [[experience]] and 40,000 [[Hitpoints]] experience. The 4,000th kill also grants an additional 30,000 Ranged experience for a total of 190,000 Ranged experience.
*Attempting to drop a bloated toad at the quest location after Big Chompy Bird Hunting is complete yields the message: ''"Rantz doesn't like it when you chompy hunt on his turf. But you can hunt for chompys in the rest of the ogre area."''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Big Chompy Bird Hunting}}
[[Category:Birds]]