Hesperornis

Creature

Amphibious
Piscivore
Tamable
Breedable
Passive tame

Spawns on: 10 maps
Kill XP: 0.5
Taming method: Passive
Preferred kibble: Kibble (Kairuku Egg)

LevelPresetTaming speedSanguine Elixir

Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level

Stat	Base	Wild +/lvl	Tamed +/lvl	Wild growth
Health	95	+19	+5.4%	20%
Stamina	200	+20	+10%	10%
Torpidity	300	+18	+0%	6%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%	10%
Food	900	+90	+10%	10%
Weight	70	+1.4	+4%	2%
Melee damage	100%	+5%	+1.7%	5%
Movement speed	100%	+0%	+1%	0%

TamingOpen calculator

MethodPassive

Base torpor300+18 per level

Affinity needed1,200+45 per level

Preferred kibbleKibble (Kairuku Egg)

Taming time: 2m 15s
Effectiveness: 99.4%
Tamed level: 224 from 150

Spawn zones

10 maps with recorded spawn entriesOpen full map ›

MapImagery

91 recorded spawn entriesCave entries

Drops and interactions

Drops

Hide

Raw Meat

Organic Polymer

Immobilized by

Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

Harvest yields by tool

Drops & harvest resources

Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.

SettingsHarvest body HP 100 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1

Harvest body HPPlayer melee %Weapon damage %Harvest rate ×

Harvesting tool

Hide
~440% · ~4 hits
Raw Meat
~560% · ~4 hits
Organic Polymer
~240% · ~4 hits
Organic Polymer
~570% · ~4 hits

Resource	Pick	Hatchet	Club
Hide	~440% · ~4 hits	~660% · ~3 hits	~240% · ~20 hits
Raw Meat	~560% · ~4 hits	~340% · ~3 hits	~360% · ~20 hits
Organic Polymer	~240% · ~4 hits	~230% · ~3 hits	~13130% · ~20 hits
Organic Polymer	~570% · ~4 hits	~340% · ~3 hits	~23150% · ~20 hits

Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.

Combat & abilities

Attacks and abilities

BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek

Dive bite
Base damage25
1. Thatch137.5
2. Wood-
3. Stone-
4. Metal-
5. Tek-
Atop water bite
Base damage10
1. Thatch55
2. Wood30
3. Stone-
4. Metal-
5. Tek-
Land bite
Base damage1
1. Thatch5.5
2. Wood3
3. Stone-
4. Metal-
5. Tek-

Damage taken

ResistsWeak to

Weapons

Mining DrillImmune
Stone weapons-34%
Player melee-20%
Piercing projectiles+40%
Anti-creature damage+120%

Explosives

Demolition explosives+50%

Creatures

Creature attacks-50%
Herbivore attacks-40%
Strong creature attacks+50%
Raid creature attacks+55%

Environment & other

Plant Species X-50%
Environmental damage-30%

HitboxesHead ×3

Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint.

ExperienceBase XP per kill: 0.5

Hesperornis kill XP

Base XP per kill: 0.5

Creature levelKill count

Toilet (+33%)Broth of Enlightenment (1.5x)Explorer note (2x)Explorer note (4x)Lystrosaurus nearby (1.35x)Genesis: Part 1 wild kill (2.5x)

Per kill

32 XP

0.5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1× wild × 1× server

Server XP settings1×

Server XP rate

Full XP calculator →

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