Fjordhawk
Creature Guide
BirdsOverview
The Fjordhawk is a bird in ARK: Survival Evolved, added with the Fjordur DLC. This intelligent scavenging bird has a unique ability to retrieve a player
Dossier
Wild
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Domesticated
Tamed fjordhawks are surprisingly playful, and their favorite game is fetch. Indulge your bird with this play and a bit of patience, and you
Behavior
- Calculating temperament - intelligent and observant
- Wild Fjordhawks follow survivors and predators from above
- Waits for kills to scavenge - opportunistic feeder
- Will swoop in to feast on dead creatures nearby
- May attack small creatures like Dodos
- Very predictive - avoids danger before it happens
- Forms strong bonds with survivors
Taming
Taming Method
Scavenging
Favorite Food
Raw Meat
XP for Kill
2
KO Strategy
Cannot be knocked out traditionally. Tamed by killing creatures near the Fjordhawk - it will scavenge the corpse and slowly gain taming progress. Heavier creatures = more efficient taming. Must not be mounted on a tame while it feeds.
Drops
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Raw Meat
Habitat
Fjordur
Base Stats
Health
190
Stamina
365
Food
1500
Weight
35
Melee Damage
18
Torpor
30
Notes
- Released June 12, 2022 with Fjordur DLC
- Scientific name Parabuteo veðrfölnir references Veðrfölnir from Norse mythology
- Inspired by hawks from Norse mythology
- Unique death retrieval mechanic - valuable insurance in PvE
- When owner dies, items go to Fjordhawk, then appear in bag at spawn
- Can retrieve items that would normally be lost on death
- Fetch mechanic allows retrieving items from dangerous locations
- Not rideable - purely utility companion
- Breedable - produces Small Eggs
- When spawning via cheat, appears at half health
- Likes to play fetch - point at target and it retrieves
- Can locate injured prey for the owner
- Platform exclusive: Steam, Xbox, PS (not on Epic, Stadia, Mobile, Switch)