Great Faltarnos

Great Faltarnos are large Bird Wyverns that hunt in packs.

Physiology
The Great Faltarnos resembles its younger counterparts, the Faltarnos, albeit with a few differences. For one, it is of course much larger. The feathery fan on the end of its tail. The brown plumage covering it head to toe is now a bright, iridescent blue. Its nasal cavity can store more air, which means it can grow to much larger sizes.

Behavior
Great Faltarnos are aggressive pack hunters, hunting alongside their pack of Faltarnos. They are usually seen on two legs, but can occasionally switch to a quadrupedal stance.

Useful Information
If Great Faltarnos' head is broken twice, it while no longer be able to inhale air. Any attempt to do so will result in Great Faltarnos ending up wheezing, leaving it vulnerable to any attacks.

Placement In Food Chain
As with its younger counterparts, Great Faltarnos aren't very high on the food chain.

Behavior Towards Other Monsters
Great Faltarnos is aggressive to all monsters of similar size to it. If a large monster enters the area, it will immediately flee to a different zone.

Tracks
The tracks that Great Faltarnos leaves behind are "Faltarnos Footprints", and "Shed Blue Feathers".

Specific Locale Interactions
Great Faltarnos has no Specific Locale Interactions.

Special Behaviors
Great Faltarnos has no Special Behaviors.

Cutscenes
Location : Greenwood Paradise, Area 6

Synopsis : The hunter enters Area 6 and spots four Faltarnos' drinking from a pond. One of them looks up and notices the hunter. They alert the other three Faltarnos and stalk towards the hunter. As they prepare to lunge, a screech rings out. They Faltarnos and the hunter all look in the direction it came from. Out from the bushes, a Great Faltarnos appears. It snarls and the four Faltarnos move out of the way, leaving the Great Faltarnos looking at the hunter. The Great Faltarnos glances at its four pack members, before growling and looking at the hunter again. The four Faltarnos turn to the hunter, snarling. Great Faltarnos screeches and the fight begins.

Abilities
Great Faltarnos has all of the capabilities of its younger counterparts, but as it is older and more experienced, it is able to use these skills to greater effect.

Rage and Tired States

 * Rage Mode: Great Faltarnos will start huffing smoke from its mouth.
 * Tired State: Great Faltarnos will start drooling.

Mount
Great Faltarnos can be mounted on its head, its back, and its tail.

Ecology

 * Order: Saurischia
 * Suborder: Bird Feet
 * Infraorder: Runner Wyvern
 * Family: Faltarnos

Habitat Range
Great Faltarnos has been spotted in forests and deserts.

Ecological Niche
Great Faltarnos isn't high on the food chain whatsoever, having to resort to hunting small monsters such as Apceros and Kestodon. They are prey for many predators, such as Rathalos, Tigrex, and Deviljho.

Biological Adaptations
They are able to walk on both two legs and four legs. Their nostrils lead to a nasal cavity on the tops of their heads. They store air within these nasal cavities, which they can then expel out of their nostrils at high speeds.

Calm
(Both Stances) (Bipedal Stance) (Quadrupedal Stance)
 * Screech: Great Faltarnos screeches.
 * Bite: Great Faltarnos bites at the hunter.
 * Hipcheck: Great Faltarnos hip checks the hunter.
 * Inhale: Great Faltarnos sucks up air into its nasal cavity. It can do this up to five times.
 * Wind Sneeze: Great Faltarnos shoots out a blast of wind through its nasal cavity. It can only do this attack if it has inhaled at least once.
 * Wind Blast: Great Faltarnos shoots out a large blast of wind through its nasal cavity. It can only do this attack if it has inhaled at least three times. 25% chance to cause stun.
 * Wind Wave: Great Faltarnos snarls, and then unleashes a large wave of wind from either left to right, or right to left. 50% chance to cause Stun. It can only do this attack if it has inhaled at least five times.
 * Tail Swipe: Great Faltarnos swipes its tail at the hunter.
 * Slash: Great Faltarnos slashes at the hunter with one of its claws.
 * Kick: Great Faltarnos attempts to kick the hunter.
 * Pounce: Great Faltarnos attempts to pounce on the hunter.
 * Headbutt: Great Faltarnos attempts to headbutt the hunter.
 * Frontal Slam: Great Faltarnos with will rear up and slam both of its front claws into the ground. 10% chance of causing stun.
 * Spin: Great Faltarnos will snarl and then spin in a circle in a similar manner to Tigrex.
 * Charge: Great Faltarnos will charge at the hunter up to three times.
 * Lunge: Great Faltarnos will snarl, jump back and then lunge at the hunter.

Breakable Parts

 * Head (X1): Its head will be scarred
 * Head (X2): More scars will appear, teeth will be broken, and it will be unable to inhale air.
 * Back: Its back will be scarred.
 * Tail (Sever): Its tail will be severed.

With Deviljho
Great Faltarnos can be picked up by Deviljho and used to bludgeon hunters.

Interactions With Unique Statuses
Great Faltarnos can be affected by the Frenzy Virus and has the usual changes of a Frenzied Monster.

There have been no reports of any Hyper Great Faltarnos.

Tempered Great Faltarnos is considered a threat level 1 Tempered monster and has the usual changes of a normal Tempered monster.

Trivia

 * Great Faltarnos' concept came from the idea of a raptorial Bird Wyvern and a Fanged Wyvern being combined.
 * The Great Faltarnos' bulge at the top of its head was inspired by nasal cavities of Cystophora cristata, better known as the hooded seal.