The planet Akiva, located in the Outer Rim, was home to the clever-birds, a noisy species of squawking bird that inhabited the Canyon of Akar. During 5 ABY, the Akivan native and skilled pilot Norra Wexley reflected on the cacophony of the clever-birds in her home canyon, contrasting it with the comparative quiet she experienced on the planet Kashyyyk.
The clever-birds were referenced within Aftermath: Life Debt, the second book of the Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy, penned by Chuck Wendig and released in 2016.