Learn how and where to find the Iron Eagle, Hyacinth Macaw, and the three new legendary insects in Cirmson Desert.
You can track your progress with the Mysterious Animals Challenges in-game by navigating to Journal → Challenges → Continued Journey → (The Truth Unveiled) Mysterious Animals.
Hyacinth Macaw
The Hyacinth Macaw is a pet you can tame. To catch it, you will need to Sotdae of Bond and some Desert Melons.
You can find the Hyacinth Macaw in northeast Delesyia, at the Giant’s yard Outpost Camp. You can purchase the Sighting of the Hyacinth Macaw first to have its location marked on your map, but you don’t have to.
You can learn more about the Hyacinth Macaw by reading the entry in our Crimson Desert Database.
Hyacinth Macaw: everything you should knowCompleting this challenge, awards you with 1x Haven for Pets.
Iron Eagle
The Iron Eagle is a flying pet you can obtain by solving a mini puzzle at the Hawkstone Ruins, located south of the capital of Delesyia. You can obtain the Sighting of the Iron Eagle if you like, but it’s not a requirement.
For the full puzzle solution and step-by-step taming process, see our complete Iron Eagle guide.
How to Tame the Iron Eagle pet in Crimson Desert: full guideCompleting this challenge, awards you with 1x Haven for Pets. This consumable Increases the maximum number of tameable pets by 10.
Catch the golden jewel beetle
The Golden Jewel Beetle is one of three Legendary Insects added with Patch 2.04.00. They are part of the base game and do not require purchasing the Charging the Unknown DLC.
You can purchase the Sighting of the Golden Jewel Beetle from the Cornfield Farmhouse Produce Shop, but this is not a requirement. Reading this document will mark the location on your map, which we show you below.
From our database: Golden Jewel Beetle
You can catch the Golden Jewel Beetle on a small rocky hill in the Rainforest in Delesyia, near the border with the Crimson Desert. It is easily noticeable when it’s dark.
You can use the Kuku Insect Gatherer's Pack, but the beetle will glow in gold and is easy to spot on the rocks.
Catch the golden rhinoceros beetle
The Golden Rhinoceros Beetle is the second Legendary Insect added with patch 2.04.00. You can optionally purchase the Sighting of the Rhinoceros Beetle from the Odeck Back Alley Shop.
From our database: Golden Rhinoceros Beetle
You can catch the Golden Rhinoceros Beetle at the Stjar Ruins in north Pailune. The location is south of Odeck village.
Catch the golden butterfly
The Golden Butterfly is the third Legendary Insect from the 2.04.00 update. you can optionally purchase the Sighting of the Golden Butterfly to have its location marked on your map.
From our database: Golden Butterfly
You can find the Golden Butterfly in front of Jijeong Temple in southeast Demeniss. The butterfly will be usually hanging around the small pond near the stone steps and the wooden arch at the end of the courtyard.
It is likely we will see more entries added to the Mysterious Animals Challenges series. Perhaps this is why these do not have an Achievement tied to completing them.
