The Aracuan Bird is an odd species of tropical bird (even described in the film Donald was watching that first revealed it to him as "one of the most eccentric birds ever seen") that got its personalized first name from a song that it sings. It has the power to do the impossible (this includes, but is not limited to, simple cartoon antics like reaching out of a film reel image to shake someone's hand). It is aforesaid to exist seen everywhere, most notably South America.
Voice[]
Aracuan Bird has a wacky, high-pitched, sped-up voice, done by Goofy's voice actor Pinto Colvig. Colvig also provided the Aracuan's distinctive song in The Three Caballeros and Clown of the Jungle.
Today Frank Welker provides his wacky, high-pitched, speedy voice, but without the use of the distinctive 'Aracuan bird song'.
In Legend of the Three Caballeros, Dee Bradley Baker provides the bird's wacky, high-pitched, speedy voice, even using the distinctive "Aracuan bird song", hence marking the first time the song is used again in 70 years.
The Aracuan does not speak, but only gives out vocal effects, except for in House of Mouse when he speaks while disguised as someone, but never as himself or in his natural voice.
Physical appearance[]
Aracuan Bird is a pink bird with red hair, yellow beak, and red tail feathers, a white shirt with a blue stripe (first appeared while wearing a yellow-and-green striped bathing suit while swimming), orange legs. He has a Woody Woodpecker-like facial expression.
His first appearance, the Aracuan is contractual in the "Aves Raras" film Donald receives in his birthday gifts. His clownish nature continues throughout the sequence after his introduction and advanced on when Donald and José are traveling to Bahia on a train, he draws many tracks for the different train carts to follow with a piece of chalk.
Appearing in the "Blame It on the Samba" sequence, the Aracuan helps cure Donald and José of the blues with some music.
Clown of the Jungle[]
While traveling through the jungle to photograph rare birds, Donald runs afoul of the Aracuan, who keeps thwarting his attempts to photograph him and other birds.
In the cartoon "Bird Brained Donald", Donald and Daisy take a trip to the zoo where Donald encounters the Aracuan Bird and spends the day trying to take a picture of it for Daisy. In the end, Donald fails.
The Aracuan Bird makes a cameo in the first episode "The Stolen Cartoons" when he was shaking hands with Donald in a fast way. He cameos again in the episode "Timon and Pumbaa" when he tosses away an anvil following a joke.
Aracuan Bird has a starring role in the episode "Donald and the Aracuan Bird", Mickey invites the Aracuan Bird to the club to perform. Donald is skeptical about the entire thing. Donald then tries to get rid of the Aracuan Bird and during his performance, he tries to dart him. Instead, Donald accidentally darts everyone in the club except the Aracuan Bird and Aurora. As the show ends, the Aracuan Bird begins to make his way home, sad that he has to leave until Mickey offers him to stay at the club with them. He is also shown to exist a master of disguise, often impersonating others using full-body suits and flawlessly mimicking their voices. During the episode, the Aracuan disguises himself as Jafar, Pluto, Goofy, Donald, and Mickey.
The Aracuan Bird also compels an emergence in the episode "Ask Von Drake" during the Ludwig Von Drake song. Other than these two episodes, his other appearances in the shows are cameos.
The Aracuan Bird, nicknamed Ari, is a supporting character in the series, serving as the handyman that maintains Clinton Coot's adventuring cabana. In the pilot episode "Dope-a Cabana" the character sings its distinctive "Aracuan bird song" for the first time since Clown of the Jungle, it frequently sings the song.
Video games[]
World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck[]
Saw-billed birds resembling the Aracuan Bird appeared in the hedge maze area of the Alice in Wonderland level. When Mickey or Donald flourishes their cape at them, they will cut holes through the floor that leads to other areas.
Printed media[]
There are some Brazilian comics where Dickie Duck is the protagonist, and she is part of a group of teenagers. In this group, Aracuan is a quirky teenager named Folião (roughly, Portuguese for "happy-go-luck person").
Disney Fanon Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Aracuan Bird/Gallery.
Trivia[]
Warren Spector, director of Epic Mickey, has stated the Aracuan Bird is one of his favorite Disney characters.
In the music video for the Parachute Express song "Dr. Looney's Remedy", when the musical group seemed to have danced themselves into delusions of several classic Disney Movies in a jungle collage, the Aracuan seems to exist the epitome of the song's title character, as fitting to this bird's personality.
There is a real bird called the Aracaun, more often called the plain chachalaca. However, it does not resemble the bird in the movie.
Books:The Penguin That Hated the Cold • The Three Caballeros Ride Again • The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros • South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program, 1941-1948 Segments:El Gaucho Goofy • Aquarela do Brasil • Pedro • Lake Titicaca • The Cold-Blooded Penguin • The Flying Gauchito • Baía • Las Posadas • Mexico: Pátzcuaro, Veracuz and Acapulco • Donald's Surreal Reverie
Saludos Amigos:Donald Duck • Pedro • Mama Plane • Papa Plane • Aconcagua • Goofy • José Carioca The Three Caballeros:Panchito Pistoles • Pablo • Penguins • Aracuan Bird • Burrito • Flying Gauchito • Yaya • Toy Bull
Members of the Saludos Amigos Artist Tour:Walt Disney • Frank Thomas • Lee Blair • Mary Blair • Norman Ferguson Legend of the Three Caballeros:Xandra • Daisy Duck • April, May, and June • Baron Von Sheldgoose • Lord Felldrake Sheldgoose • Leopold the Horrible • Humphrey the Bear • Eugenia Ferdinand-Ferdinand • Clinton Coot • Pete • Spike the Bee • Gary • Dapper Duck • George Washington • Abraham Lincoln • Thomas Jefferson • Teddy Roosevelt • King Arthur • Merlin
Episodes
Legend of the Three Caballeros "Dope-a Cabana" • "Labyrinth and Repeat" • "Pyramid-Life Crisis" • "World Tree Caballeros" • "No Man Is an Easter Island" • "Stonehenge Your Bets" • "Mount Rushmore or Less" • "Nazca Racing" • "Mexico à Go-Go" • "Mt. Fuji Whiz" • "Thanks a Camelot" • "Shangri-La-Di-Da" • "Sheldgoose Square Dance"
Songs
Saludos Amigos:Saludos Amigos • La Blanca Paloma • Escravos de Jó • Aquarela do Brasil • Tico-Tico no Fubá The Three Caballeros:Baía • Have You Been to Baía? • Pandeiro & Flute • Os Quindins de Yayá • The Three Caballeros • Las Posadas • Mexico • Jarabe Pateño • Lilongo • You Belong to My Heart • La Zandunga • Jesusita en Chihuahua Legend of the Three Caballeros:Moai Vacation • Goblin Jail • Draw the Line Others:We Are The Three Caballeros • My Name is Panchito • Pagode na Disney
Joe • Jenny • Johnny Appleseed • Johnny's Angel • Little Toot • Donald Duck • José Carioca • Aracuan Bird • Pecos Bill • Slue-Foot Sue • Widowmaker • Vultures
Melody Time • Once Upon a Wintertime • The Lord is Good to Me • Get on the Wagon Rolling West • There's a Lot of Work Out There to Do • Apple Feast • Little Toot • Trees • Blame It on the Samba • Blue Shadows on the Trail • Sweet Sue • Pecos Bill
Fantasia 2000:Symphony No. 5 • Pines of Rome • Rhapsody in Blue • Piano Concerto No. 2 • The Carnival of the Animals • Pomp and Circumstance • The Firebird Suite
