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| caption2     = Various depictions of compsognathus.
| name         = Compsognathus
| othernames   = Compy, Garuda Chicken<ref name="LJ-H">{{Cite organized play/LJ/Herd|10}}</ref>
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| refs3e       = <ref name="Dragon-318-D&D-p64">{{Cite dragon/318/Dungeons & Dinosaurs|64}}</ref>
| size2e       = Tiny
| alignment2e  = [[Neutral]]{{Nil-alignment}}
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| size1e       = Small
| alignment1e  = [[Neutral]]
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| terrain      = Forests
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'''Compsognathus''' ({{Pronounce|kamp|sag|NA|thus|refs=<ref name="D93-APG-p26">{{Cite dragon/93/Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd|26}}</ref>}}), also referred to as '''compy''',<ref name="NW-ToA">{{Cite game/Neverwinter: Tomb of Annihilation}}</ref> or as a '''garuda chicken''' by the inhabitants of the [[Malatran Plateau]],<ref name="LJ-H" /> was a species of [[dinosaur]] counted among the [[coelurosaur]]s.<ref name="MC3-p21" /><ref name="MM2-1e-p51" /><ref name="MC3-p17">{{Cite book/Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC3)|17}}</ref>

==Description==
Among dinosaurs, compsognathus were very small, being roughly the same size as a [[chicken]].<ref name="MC3-p21" /><ref name="MM2-1e-p51" />

==Combat==
Compsognathus hunted prey in packs. They attacked as an ambush and preferred to attack prey while it was sleeping.<ref name="MC3-p21" /><ref name="MM2-1e-p51" />

==Ecology==
Compsognathus were carnivores and lived in packs. Their typical diet consisted of [[lizard]]s and [[insect]]s.<ref name="MC3-p21" /><ref name="MM2-1e-p51" />

===Habitats===
Compsognathus lived along the [[River Soshenstar]], and although they didn't pose a threat, their harassment of the citizens of [[Port Nyanzaru]] led to the development of a barbed metal [[wire]] known as [[compy wire]].<ref name="NW-ToA" /> They also lived in the [[Goblin Marches]] and [[Stonelands]].<ref name="EE-EM-pp22-25">{{Cite book/Elminster's Ecologies/Explorer's Manual|22-25}}</ref>

==Uses==
Compsognathus were valued as [[familiar]]s for their highly developed sight, and they could be summoned using a ''[[find familiar]]'' spell.<ref name="Dra200-FF-pp31-32">{{Cite dragon/200/Familiar Faces|31-32}}</ref>

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===Gallery===
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File:Compsignatus 2e MCAV2.jpg|Picture of a Compsognathus.<ref name="MCAV2-35">{{Cite book/Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two|35}}</ref>
File:NW-ToA Compsignatus.jpg|A group of Compsognathus of different variety from the game ''[[Neverwinter (game)|Neverwinter]]''.<ref name="NW-ToA" />
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===External Links===
* {{Wikipedia external link}}

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===Connections===
{{Dinosaurs}}
[[Category:Dinosaurs]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Lizards]]
[[Category:Scaled Ones]]