You're right, I've never seen a 'chocobo' before. She's very elegant though. A refined kind of bird, at least when she's not trying to eat your food.

[It's been a while since he casually spent time with animals. He isn't in his home village very often, unless he's checking in on Sorey. And they don't have chocobos!]

Hello, Primula. I'm Mikleo. [Yes, Prompto just got ignored for a bird, but... look, he has to hold his hand out for the princess, it's only polite.]