The film follows Cuco (voice of Rico Rodriguez), a young parrot travelling the country with his family's bird circus. More interested in trying to follow in the footsteps of his favourite superhero El Americano than helping his parents run the business, Cuco is forced to take action when a vicious gang of birds threaten his father and take over the circus. Determined to fight them off, Cuco heads to Hollywood in an attempt to convince his superhero idol to help him with his fight.