Mpishi is a harrier hawk that appears in The Lion Guard episode Ono and the Egg.
Background
Appearance
Mpishi is a well-built bird with grey feathers, with some white and a few black feathers on her underbelly. Her wings are also black toward the tip. Her beak is white, tipped with black. Orange surrounds the bottom part of her brown eyes. Her legs and talons are also orange with black claws
Personality
Mpishi is described as a "gourmet", eager to try new food, mainly small animals like tree hyraxes, red rock hares, bats, chameleons, snakes, and even baby hammerkops. She also has a great dislike for carrion, preferring her food to be fresh.
Role in the series
Ono and the Egg
Mpishi tried all the food in her territory, she went to the Pride Lands try new stuff. She first chasing hyraxes and catching one. Ono chases hers and tells her to drop the hyrax, but she misunderstands and says doesn't want to share it. One pulls one of her tail feathers to distract her, causing Mpishi to crash into a cliff. Kion asks her why she's in the Pride Lands and she says she came to try new foods. Kion tells Mpishi they respect the Circle of Life and tells her to go home. Mpishi lies saying she'll go after she catches something new.
She is next still hunting during a storm. She spots some red rock hares trying to escape a mudslide and goes after them. When the Lion Guard show up, she stops, but realizes she has an advantage as they're not watching the rest of the animals then leaves.
She was later seen flying around the area where Ono and the newly hatched hammerkop were resting at, but couldn't find anything to eat there. She then noticed Mwoga flying behind her and accusingly asked if he was following her. He admitted that he was and that where she was going, there would be leftovers for him. She agreed and stated that hawks like her were excellent hunters. After introducing each other, Mwoga asked Mpishi what she was doing in the Pride Lands and outside her territory. She explained that she tried all the food in her territory, she went here to try something new to eat, but the Lion Guard kept preventing her from doing so. She stated that she could use some help outwitting them and asked Mwoga if he would like a fresh meal.
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