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{{character-infobox

|image=[[File:Quawks Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|220px]]<br>Quawks's official artwork in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''

|species=[[Parrot]]

|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])

~~|species=[[Parrot]]~~

|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])

}}

{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' ~~manual~~, page 17}}

{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' instruction booklet, page 17}}

'''Quawks''' is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks is a ~~relative of [[~~Squawks~~]],~~ and ~~as such appears very similar. While Quawks was named in Japan from the start~~<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, he was ~~known to English-speaking gamers by unofficial fan terms for over a decade, until "Quawks" was also~~ used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. Because the answer to the question "What is the name of your parrot buddy?" in the [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] trivia game from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' had the possible answers of "Squawks," "'''Squeaks,'''" and "'''Flapper,'''" the website [http://www.dkvine.com/ DK Vine] recycled the incorrect names to refer to the unnamed purple and blue parrots of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', respectively. After the release of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', "Squeaks" was revealed to be "Quawks," and additional Japanese material coming to light eventually revealed that the "blue" ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' bird was also Quawks.{{ref needed}}

'''Quawks''' (originally identified as a purple [[Squawks]]<ref>"''Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, page 9.</ref><ref>"''Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide, page 11.</ref>) is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''{{ref needed}} and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, which was eventually used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.

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 {{character-infobox
 |image=[[File:Quawks Artwork - Donkey Kong Country 3.png|220px]]<br>Quawks's official artwork in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
+|species=[[Parrot]]
 |first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
-|species=[[Parrot]]
 |latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
 }}
-{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3'' manual, page 17}}
+{{quote2|Squawks has relatives who can pick up barrels with their claws and bomb the baddies below.|''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' instruction booklet, page 17}}
-'''Quawks''' is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks is a relative of [[Squawks]], and as such appears very similar. While Quawks was named in Japan from the start<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, he was known to English-speaking gamers by unofficial fan terms for over a decade, until "Quawks" was also used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. Because the answer to the question "What is the name of your parrot buddy?" in the [[Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]] trivia game from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' had the possible answers of "Squawks," "'''Squeaks,'''" and "'''Flapper,'''" the website [http://www.dkvine.com/ DK Vine] recycled the incorrect names to refer to the unnamed purple and blue parrots of ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' and ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', respectively. After the release of ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', "Squeaks" was revealed to be "Quawks," and additional Japanese material coming to light eventually revealed that the "blue" ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' bird was also Quawks.{{ref needed}}
+'''Quawks''' (originally identified as a purple [[Squawks]]<ref>"''Green Squawks does more than tote your flashlight—his duties now include carrying you through mazes and soaring through squadrons of Kremling creeps. He′s armed to the beak with an unlimited supply of eggs, which he′ll spit when you press the Y Button. Purple Squawks can′t spit eggs or fly upward, but he can slow your fall.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' Player's Guide, page 9.</ref><ref>"''Two different colored Squawks use their aerial abilities to assist Kiddy and Dixie in their adventures. The garden variety green version bull′s-eyes Kremlings with eggs at fifty paces. His purple cousin can heft and haul barrels in his talons and use them to dive-bomb enemy positions.''" - The ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide, page 11.</ref>) is an [[Animal Friend]] in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] who first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. Quawks received a unique name to distinguish him from the green Squawks in Japanese-localized material for ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''{{ref needed}} and ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble''<ref name="DKC3">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bdqj/chara/index.html Characters at the Japanese ''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (Game Boy Advance) website (both Squawks and Quawks are given names)] (Retrieved February 1, 2014)</ref>, which was eventually used in the English version of ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''.
 ==History==