Birds in Legends, Mythology, and Religion Ba in Egyptian mythology Bagucks in Chippewa mythology Bar Juchne in Talmud Camulatz in Maya mythology Chamrosh in Persian mythology Feng-huang (Chinese Phoenix) in Chinese mythology Firebird in Native American mythologies Garuda in Buddhism and Hinduism Gryphon in European mythology Harpies in Greek mythology Ho-o in Japanese mythology Phoenix in Egyptian mythology Pisia in Native American mythology Quetzalcoatl in Aztec mythology Raven in Native American religions Roc in Persian mythology Shang-Yang (a rainbird) in Chinese mythology Simurgh in Persian mythology Tecumbalam in Maya mythology Huginn and Muninn (Thought and Memory), Odin's two companion birds in Norse mythology Thunderbird in Native American religions Xecotcovach in Maya mythology Ziz in Talmud Birds in Literature The albatross in Rime of the Ancient Mariner Billina (a chicken) in numerous Oz books by L. Frank Baum. numerous bond-birds in the Velgarth books by Mercedes Lackey, mostly raptors, usually selectively-bred for size and intelligence Captain Flint (a parrot) in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Chil the Kite in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The E-Telekeli (a humanoid eagle) leader of the Underpeople in the works of Cordwainer Smith Gwaihir (an eagle) in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Hedwig (a Snowy Owl) in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling; also many other owls, used to carry messages Quoth (a raven) in the works of Terry Pratchett (a pun on The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe) The raven in Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven Jonathan Livingston Seagull (a seagull), eponymous character in short story Thorondor (an eagle), king of the eagles in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien The Ugly Duckling (actually a cygnet) in the story of that name by Hans Christian Anderson Owl (an owl) in the Winnie the Pooh books by A. A. Milne Birds in Television Professor Yaffle (a Green Woodpecker), in Bagpuss (UK) Sonny (a cuckoo), a cartoon spokesbird for Cocoa Puffs cereal (USA) Toucan Sam (a toucan), a cartoon spokesbird for Froot Loops cereal (USA) Birds in Animation, Comics, Puppetry Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Lugia and Ho-oh from Pokémon Beaky Buzzard, a buzzard in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons Big Bird (a very big canary) and Little Bird on Sesame Street Daffy Duck, a duck in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons The last of the Dodoes in Looney Tunes Foghorn Leghorn, a rooster in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons Gogo Dodo in Tiny Toon Adventures The Goodfeathers in Animaniacs Giant hawks flown by the Glider Elves in Elfquest comics H. Ross Parrot on Sesame Street Henery Hawk, a chicken hawk in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons Owls in Futurama, considered vermin in the 31st Century Plucky Duck in Tiny Toon Adventures Birdman's purple falcoln sidekick. The Road Runner (a roadrunner) in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons Shirley McLoon in Tiny Toon Adventures Tweety, (a canary) in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons Woodstock in the Peanuts comic strip Woody Woodpecker (a woodpecker) in the Walter Lantz cartoons Yankee Doodle Pigeon in Hanna-Barbera's Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines Birds in Film Babs and Ginger (hens) and Fowler and Rocky (roosters) in Chicken Run The Crow (also made into a television series) is about a superhero named The Crow, but he associated with an actual crow Falcon (a falcon) and Margalo (a canary) in Stuart Little 2 The killer birds in the Hitchcock film The Birds (and the Daphne Du Maurier story on which the film is based) Birds in Disney cartoons, comics, and films Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey and Louie, and assorted friends, enemies, and relatives (see also the Clan McDuck, Scrooge McDuck universe, etc.) Iago (a parrot) in Aladdin Owl (an owl) in A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories Scuttle (a seagull) in The Little Mermaid Waddlesworth (a parrot) in 102 Dalmatians Zazu (a hornbill) in The Lion King Related Topics List of fictional animals Bird