Red Maplewing

Wild: Leaf Type
Red Maplewing is a flightless species native to deciduous forests. Their wings aren't suited for flight at all, but rather for gliding and making jumps between trees much longer. The red "leaves" growing on the dragon's wings are a keratin structure imitating actual leaves of plants - not only their color and shape, but their tendency to fall off before winter comes, and grow back in spring. The rattle they make when shaken is also extremely similar to the sound of foliage moved by wind. The horns on Red Maplewing's head grow until the dragon's death; however, the growth slows down with age.

Considering their morphology makes them somewhat blend into tree tops where they spend most of their life, it's not easy to spot these dragons, especially in fall, among fire-colored foliage. A proof of a Red Maplewing being near is its recognizable, loud purring... and fruits falling on one's head as the dragon is trying to carry too many of them at once. These creatures are strictly herbivorous, collecting fruits and nuts from all over the forest and burying them in one place. They mark the exact spot with a stone or a stick being distinctive enough for the dragon to remember.