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The Rito are a race in. They are people who possess avian features, including wings with which gives them the ability of flight. In, they are primarily humanoid with few bird-like traits. In, Rito have adopted completely avian forms.

In The Wind Waker, the Rito are an evolved form of the Zoras who have gained the ability to fly.

Characteristics
The Rito are primarily avian in appearance, possessing wings, a beak and talons. The range of their avian characteristics varies between The Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild, with the two games featuring a stark difference in appearance. In the latter, Rito are much more humanoid and possess fewer avian features, whereas in Breath of the Wild, the Rito are more akin to anthropomorphic birds with almost no human traits. In The Wind Waker, the Rito are the evolved form of the Zoras.

In The Wind Waker, the Rito reside in the volcanic Dragon Roost Island. There they tend to the Sky Spirit Valoo, who sits atop the peak of the island volcano. Rito in The Wind Waker appear as humanoids with pointed ears, wide red eyes, orangish-yellowish beaks in place of noses, and talon legs. Many members have dark skin and white hair that is often braided; the exception to this being Medli, a female Rito who has light skin and long red hair. Whether this is a difference of sex in the race is unknown. Rito are initially wingless; when they come of age, they must travel to Valoo and receive a scale that will enable them to grow their wings. Most Rito have their wings folded around their arms as "sleeves", the exception being Medli and the Rito Chieftain. When they take flight, their arms spontaneously transform into open wings. Their ability to fly makes them well suited as mail carriers across the Great Sea. As such, a big part of their island is used as a Post Office.

In Breath of the Wild, Rito have adopted a much more bird-like appearance, somewhat resembling a. They have almost no humanoid traits whatsoever. Both Rito and Zoras co-exist in Breath of the Wild, whether or not this means the Rito are still evolved form Zoras is unknown.

Trivia

 * Most of the Rito's Japanese names describe their role or behavior.
 * Most of their German names are derived from real-life bird species and genera.
 * With the exception of Medli and the Rito Chieftain, all of the Rito's names in the French localization of The Wind Waker end with the latter "F."
 * Willi and Obli, the two brothers that run the Bird-Man Contest on the Flight Control Platform, have such an unhealthy obsession with Rito that they dress themselves as Rito.

Etymology
The name Rito is likely a play on the Japanese word "tori", which means "bird" ("Rito" is a reversal of the characters "to" and "ri"). The name may also be derived from Ruto, the Zora princess from, referring to the Rito's ancestry.