The Regulan eel bird (or Regulusian eel-bird) was an animal native to the planet Regulus V.
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They are noted for their instinctive drive, every eleven years, to return to the caverns where they were hatched and mate. (TOS episode: "Amok Time")
Eel birds are noted for their speed. (DS9 novel: Antimatter, TNG novel: Rogue)
A sub-species, the pygmy eel-bird, were noted for their shiny purple plumage, which reflected the UV rays of their planet's sun. A number of pygmy eel-birds were transplanted to planet Mestiko circa 2274, but their habitats were endangered by a massive forest fire in that year. (TOS eBook: The Darkness Drops Again)
The eggs of the eel-bird were consumed as food by some humanoids. Gris Giernad had two hard-boiled Regulusian eel-bird eggs for breakfast every day. (CoE eBook: The Art of the Comeback)
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| the planet Mestiko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| cities and settlements | Hur-tuuliie • Space Central • vosTraal • Yabapmat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| nation-states | Gelta • Larenda • Tazokka • Tralva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| geography | Ayanava Valley • Nehdi Valley • The Badlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bodies of water | Kemong River • S'rii Tuuliie • Tuuliie Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| flora and fauna | daggerleaf tree • frostbuster moss • groundhopper • kovna • laanur • millisnake • noggik tree • Regulan eel bird | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External link[]
- Eel bird article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.