When Leia Organa's Resistance was on D'Qar, Rose and Paige Tico set out to explore the planet for natural resources. On that mission, Rose stumbled upon these birds and named them squonks, for "squonk" was the only sound the produced. Because their vehicles had broken down, the Tico sisters used the birds to tug their carts back to the Resistance base, alongside a sample of durasteel ore.
Squonks appeared in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Rose & Paige, a comic released January 31, 2018.