The Tic Tic Bird

"Do you have to bash every boulder in sight?!"

- The Tic Tic Bird, annoyed by Ronald having his habit of smashing boulders.



The Tic Tic Bird (also known as Tic Tic) is a bird with the behavior of an oxpecker. He is the best animal friend of Ronald. He is also voiced by Lewis McCloud (speaking) and Dan Russell (singing).

Physical Appearance
He is a small bird that looks like a stork, but has purple skin. He has an orange beak. He is actually a tickbird (or oxpecker).

Personality
He has an interest in eating insects off the back of the big animals, hence the name. He learns that the small animals are supposed to help with the bigger ones.

Season 1

 * The Story of Zed the Zebra (first appearance)


 * The Story of Herbert the Warthog


 * The Story of the Juicy Fruit Tree


 * The Story of Audrey's Egg


 * The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird


 * The Story of Gary the Dromedary


 * The Story of Esmeralda the Snake (no lines)


 * The Story of Eddie's Big Adventure

Season 2

 * The Story of Reginald's Big Sleep


 * The Story of the Dawn Chorus


 * The Story of Ronald and Rosie


 * The Story of Alan the Aardvark


 * The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup


 * The Story of Victor the Crocodile


 * The Story of Herbert's Peaceful Day (last appearance)

Trivia

 * Despite being angry and sad, no one sees him frowning when doing so. He is always seen smiling whether being angry and sad.


 * Sometimes in the American episode guide, "Tic Tic" is spelled as "Tick Tick". This is to avoid confusion with the traditional game, Tic-Tac-Toe, the American English phrase for Noughts and Crosses.


 * He is based on a red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus).