Richard is a sparrow. Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, he believes that he is a stork, too! But when winter comes and his adoptive flock prepare to migrate to Africa, his true identity is revealed and his family must leave him behind in the forest with the other sparrows. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on an epic adventure, accompanied by friends big and small, to unleash his true potential and be reunited with his family.