Rio Characters

In late January 2011, Rovio Mobile had announced a version of Angry Birds to be released on March 22nd 2010 as a tie in with the animate film Rio, titled Angry Birds Rio. Below are the characters of the film seen in the game.

Blu
Blu is the main protagonist of Rio, and is a rare species of blue macaw that originated from a bookstore in Minnesota, taken by unseen poachers and shipped to Rio, the same fate to later be suffered by the Birds, as their species (Red, Blue, Yellow, etc;) are also described as rare.

The Birds do not meet Blu until the very end of the episode Smuggler's Den, where he is locked up in a cage next to Jewel, the only other macaw in existence. He is later used in Jungle Escape as a usable Bird that flies straight forward when the screen is tapped.

Jewel
Jewel is the lead female character of Rio, and appears alongside Blu, trapped in the same cage that he is contained in. Once she is freed, she becomes a usable Bird that flies straight.

Nigel
Nigel is the main antagonist in Rio. and is a species of a Sulfur-crested Cockatoo. In the Smuggler's Den, this is the place he lives, so, the birds battle against the evil cockatoo and he is the non-playable bird.

Marmosets
The marmosets are Nigel's minions in Rio. They are in South America. The only notable one is Mauro.

In Angry Birds, the birds must defeat them to save every bird.