Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.
一出生就失去了父母的小麻雀理查德被一个鹳家庭收养，在养父母和哥哥的关爱中快乐长大的理查德做梦也没有想到自己根本就不是一只鹳。直到全家即将向温暖的非洲进发时，理查德才不得不面对这一现实：小麻雀是无法完成长途迁徙的。理查德的家人不得不把他独自留了下来。他决定独自踏上向非洲迁 徙的旅程，向所有人证明他是一只真正的鹳！幸运的理查德一路上得到了一只猫头鹰欧嘉和她想象中的朋友欧赖的帮助，在路上他们还解救了一只鹦鹉奇奇。一场惊心动魄的冒险之旅就此开启！