List of fictional birds


This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately at List of fictional ducks, List of fictional penguins, and List of fictional birds of prey. For non-fictional birds see List of individual birds.

Struthioniformes">Struthionidae">Struthioniformes (ostriches)

Casuariformes">Casuariiformes">Casuariformes (cassowaries and emu)

Apterygiformes">Kiwi (bird)">Apterygiformes (kiwis)

[Anseriformes] (waterfowl)

See also List of fictional ducks and List of fictional ducks in animation
NameSpeciesWorkNotes
N/AGooseThe Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
Akka of KebnekaiseGreylag gooseThe Wonderful Adventures of NilsThe strict but kind-hearted matriarch of the wild geese flock
Alice and ChloeCanada geeseRio
BorisGooseBaltoA Russian snow goose who helps raise Balto as a puppy.
Choose GooseGooseAdventure Time
Gandy GooseGooseTerrytoons cartoons
Gladstone GanderGooseDonald Duck cartoons
Gus GooseGooseDonald Duck cartoons
LouisTrumpeter swanThe Trumpet of the Swan and the 2001 film of the same name
Martin Domestic gooseThe Wonderful Adventures of NilsA goose originally belonging to Nils's family which flies away with a flock of wild geese and later befriends Nils.
Mother GooseGooseMother Goose and Grimm
Mr. PingGooseKung Fu Panda
Syd 'Swannie' SkiltonMute swanMascot of the Sydney Swans
Wammes WaggelGooseTom Poes

[Galliformes] (landfowl)

[Phoenicopteriformes] (flamingos)

Columbiformes">Columbidae">Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Cuculiformes">Cuckoo">Cuculiformes (cuckoos and roadrunners)

Caprimulgiformes">Nightjar">Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, hummingbirds, and swifts)

[Nyctibiidae] (potoos)

[Gruiformes] (cranes, rails, and allies)

[Charadriiformes] (gulls, terns, auks, and waders)

[Gaviiformes] (loons)

Sphenisciformes">Penguin">Sphenisciformes (penguins)

See ''List of fictional penguins''

[Procellariiformes] (albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels, and storm-petrels)

Ciconiiformes">Stork">Ciconiiformes (storks)

[Pelecaniformes] (pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)

[Cathartiformes] (New World vultures)

See ''List of fictional birds of prey''

[Accipitriformes] (hawks, eagles, and Old World vultures)

See ''List of fictional birds of prey''

Strigiformes">Owl">Strigiformes (owls)

See ''List of fictional birds of prey''

[Trogon]iformes (trogons)

[Bucerotiformes] (hornbills and hoopoes)

Coraciiformes (kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters)

[Piciformes] (woodpeckers and toucans)

Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras)

See ''List of fictional birds of prey''

Suliformes/Phalacrocoraciformes (frigatebirds, cormorants, darters)

Psittaciformes (parrots)

Passeriformes (perching birds)

Mythical bird characters

Unspecified birds

  • The eponymous protagonists from Angry Birds
  • Birdie the Early Bird from the McDonald's commercials
  • Buzby, a yellow bird of unspecified species in advertisements for British Telecom in the late 1970s/early 1980s
  • Harvey Beaks from the show of the same name.
  • Patana Tufillo from 31 Minutos
  • The Phillie Phanatic, the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Pino, the Dutch counterpart of Big Bird in Sesamstraat
  • Wattoo Wattoo, an oval-shaped black and white bird in Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird
  • Woodstock, a bird of unknown species in the Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip.
  • Multiple characters from Night in the Woods, such as Jeremy "Germ Warfare" Warton or Pastor Kate Young

    Fictional bird species

  • Chocobo, a bird in the Final Fantasy series
  • Jayhawk, part "jay" and part "hawk" this bird is the mascot of the Kansas Jayhawks sports teams and has roots in Kansas lore
  • The Jubjub Bird from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky"
  • Breegulls, of which Kazooie is one, from the Banjo-Kazooie series
  • Loftwings, flying mountable birds based on shoebills featured in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
  • Mockingjay, central bird that is part of the Hunger Games trilogy
  • Olverung, in The Olverung by Stephen Woodworth, published in Realms of Fantasy
  • Porgs, a species of penguin or puffin-like birds that live on Ach-To in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  • The Roly-Poly Bird from Roald Dahl's children books The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits
  • The Snip Snip Bird in 64 Zoo Lane
  • Tinga Tinga Birds from Tinga Tinga Tales
  • Twitter Bird, the mascot of Twitter
  • Weatherbird, the mascot of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; identified as a dicky-bird, a generic term for a small bird.

    Humans transformed into birds

  • The six brothers turned into birds in German fairytale The Six Swans
  • The eleven siblings cursed by their queenly stepmother in The Wild Swans
  • Princess Odette, a human with a curse that turns her into a swan during the day in The Swan Princess
  • The Swan Maiden, a magical bird who turns into a beautiful woman in several folktales
  • Willy, a boy-turned-sparrow and main character in ''Willy the Sparrow''