List of fictional birds

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[edit] Birds in legends, mythology, and religion

Swan Maiden- a mythical creature who shapeshifts from human form to swan form. Appears in various traditions.

[edit] Abrahamic mythology

[edit] Judeo-Christian
  • Noah's Dove
  • Noah's Raven
  • Ravens who fed Elijah
  • Broxa

[edit] Talmudic
  • Bar Juchne
  • Ziz - a giant bird said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.

[edit] African mythology

  • Lightning Bird - a real or imaginary bird superstitiously associated with special powers, generally lightning.

[edit] Aztec mythology

  • Quetzalcoatl - a god of wind, creativity, and fertility, frequently depicted as a Feathered Serpent.

[edit] Buddhist mythology

  • Garuda - enormous predatory birds with intelligence and social organization.

[edit] Chinese mythology

  • Fenghuang - mythological birds that reign over all other birds. Chinese Phoenix.

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  • Zhū Què (Vermilion Bird) - a mythological spirit creature of the Chinese constellations; it represents the south and the summer season.
  • Sachamo - large bird with horse legs, commonly found in the eastern side of the United States. Controls minds, and has razor sharped talons, made for killing. Likes to feed on fish, and bears.

[edit] Egyptian mythology

  • Ba
  • Bennu - the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra.

[edit] Greek mythology

  • Griffin - a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
  • Harpies - winged death-spirits.
  • Phoenix - a mythical sacred firebird.
  • Sphinx - a unique demon of destruction and bad luck represented as a winged lion with a woman's head.

[edit] Hindu mythology

  • Garuda - a lesser Hindu divinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu.
  • Jatayu - a demi-god who has the form of a vulture. KIA in battle
  • Sampaati - brother to Jatayu.
  • Aruna - older-brother to Garuda, father of Jatayu and Sampati, with deformed/half-formed lower limbs, charioteeer of Surya the Sun-God and absorbs much of his Heat, thus protecting the earth.

[edit] Japanese mythology

  • Ho-o - Japanese version of the Chinese Fenghuang.
  • Kin-u
  • Suzaku - Japanese version of the Chinese Vermillion Bird.
  • Yatagarasu - a 3-legged raven who belongs to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

[edit] Korean mythology

  • Ju-jak
  • Samjoko - A 3-legged bird associated with the sun.

[edit] Kwakiutl mythology

  • Kwakwakalanooksiwae
  • Hokhokw

[edit] Magyar mythology

  • Turul - a large falcon that helped shape the origins of the Magyars.

[edit] Mayan mythology

[edit] Mexican

  • The Cu Bird (el Pájaro Cu)

[edit] Native American mythology

  • Pisia
  • Firebird
  • Raven - representative spirit of actual ravens, and often depicted as a trickster or culture hero figure, even as the creator of human beings.
  • Thunderbird - an enormous bird that causes thunder and stirs the wind from the beating of its wings.

[edit] Norse mythology

  • Habrok - the "best" hawk.
  • Hraesvelg - a giant, who in eagle from, creates the wind by beating his wings.
  • Hugin and Munin (Thought and Memory) - a pair of ravens associated with the Norse god Odin.
  • Vedrfolnir - a hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle in the crown of Yggdrasill, the World Tree.
  • Víðópnir, a rooster that sits at the top of Mímameiðr (Yggdrasil).

[edit] Persian mythology

  • Chamrosh - a bird said to live on the summit of Mount Alborz and is the archetype of all birds, said to rule and protect all birds.
  • Roc - an enormous mythical bird of prey, often white, reputed to have been able to carry off and eat elephants.
  • Simurgh - a gigantic, benevolent, mythical flying creature, often part dog or human.

[edit] Russian mythology

  • Alkonost - a bird of paradise with the body of a bird and the face of a woman, a derivative of Alcyone.
  • Gamayun - a prophetic bird that lives on an island in the east, close to paradise. It is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge and is a large bird with a woman's head.
  • Sirin - a mythological creature with the head and chest of a beautiful woman and the body of a bird (usually an owl). Men who heard their songs would forget everything on earth, follow them, and ultimately die. Related to Sirens.
  • Zhar-Ptitsa (Жар-Птица) - a magical glowing firebird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and bringer of doom to its captor.

[edit] Birds in literature

[edit] Birds on the radio

[edit] Birds in animation, comics, puppetry, and theme parks


[edit] Birds in film

[edit] Birds in music

[edit] Birds in sports

[edit] Birds in video games

[edit] Birds in commerce

[edit] Birds in toys

[edit] See also