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.

Struthioniformes (ostriches)

Name	Work	Notes
Big Eggo	Big Eggo
Madame Upanova	The "Dance of the Hours" segment of Fantasia
Olivia Ostrich	Working with Words (Journey Through the Jungle of Words).
Ossie Ostrich	The Tarax Show and Hey Hey It's Saturday

Casuariformes (cassowaries and emu)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Emu	Emu	Emu

Apterygiformes (kiwis)

Name	Work	Notes
Goodnight Kiwi	Goodnight Kiwi
Ivy	Ivy the Kiwi?

Anseriformes (waterfowl)

See also List of fictional ducks and List of fictional ducks in animation

Name	Species	Work	Notes
N/A	Goose	The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
Alice and Chloe	Canada geese	Rio
Gandy Goose	Goose	Donald Duck cartoons
Gladstone Gander	Goose	Donald Duck cartoons
Gus Goose	Goose	Donald Duck cartoons
Louis	Trumpeter swan	The Trumpet of the Swan and the 2001 film of the same name
Mother Goose	Goose	Mother Goose and Grimm
Mr. Ping	Goose	Kung Fu Panda
Syd 'Swannie' Skilton	Mute swan	Mascot of the Sydney Swans
Wammes Waggel	Goose	Tom Poes

Galliformes (landfowl)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Aracuan Bird	East Brazilian chachalaca	Walt Disney cartoons
Billina	Chicken	Multiple Land of Oz books
Booker	Chicken	U.S. Acres
Chanticleer	Chicken	Rock-a-Doodle
Chicken	Chicken	Cow and Chicken
Chicken Boo	Chicken	Animaniacs	A six-foot-tall chicken.
Clara Cluck	Chicken	Walt Disney cartoons
Cornelius	Chicken	Mascot of Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Foghorn Leghorn	Chicken	Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
General Tsao	Chicken	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves	A Chinese general who forced the Panda King's daughter to marry him.
Gobbler	Turkey	Beryl the Peril	The pet of Beryl.
Goldie	Golden pheasant	Rock-a-Doodle
Gyro Gearloose	Chicken	Donald Duck cartoons
Henny Penny	Chicken	Henny Penny	More commonly known in the United States as Chicken Little.
Leafie	Chicken	Leafie, A Hen into the Wild
Lord Shen	Indian peafowl	Kung Fu Panda 2	A leucistic peacock.
Marquis de Canteclaer	Chicken	Tom Poes
Matilda	Chicken	Angry Birds
Panchito Pistoles	Chicken	The Three Caballeros
Peep	Chicken	Peep and the Big Wide World
Roy	Chicken	U.S. Acres
Roya	Indian peafowl	Shimmer and Shine	The pet of Princess Samira.
Roz Specklehen	Faverolles	Shoe (comic strip)	A waitress at Roz's Roost; serves breakfast to other birds around.
Sheldon	Chicken	U.S. Acres	An unhatched chicken egg.
Super Chicken	Chicken	The Super Chicken segment of George of the Jungle

Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos)

Name	Work	Notes
Isabel, Annabelle, and Maribelle the Flamingos	64 Zoo Lane
Pinkster	Wild Kratts

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Archimedes	White dove	Team Fortress 2		Dab	Dodo	Ice Age
Dodo	Dodo	Alice in Wonderland and the 1951 film by the same name
Gogo Dodo	Dodo	Tiny Toon Adventures
The Goodfeathers (Squit, Bobby, and Pesto)	Pigeons	Animaniacs
Homer Pigeon	Pigeon	Walter Lantz cartoons
Willow	Western crowned pigeon	Angry Birds Stella
Yankee Doodle Pigeon	Pigeon	Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines

Cuculiformes (cuckoos and roadrunners)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Little Beeper	Roadrunner	Tiny Toon Adventures
The Road Runner	Roadrunner	Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Rowdy	Roadrunner	Mascot of the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird	Cuckoo	Mascot of Cocoa Puffs
Speed Limit	Greater roadrunner	Wild Kratts

Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, hummingbirds, and swifts)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Flit	Ruby-throated hummingbird	Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Violet Sabrewing	Violet sabrewing	DuckTales (2017)

Nyctibiidae (potoos)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Melody	Common potoo	Angry Birds 2	Introduced in 2022

Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and allies)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Cassandra the Crane	Red-crowned crane	64 Zoo Lane
Crazylegs Crane	Crane	The All New Pink Panther Show
Master Crane	Black-necked crane	Kung Fu Panda

Charadriiformes (gulls, terns, auks, and waders)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
N/A	Gull	Gaston Lagaffe	The aggressive seagull owned by Gaston Lagaffe.
Garvey Gull	Gull	Donald Duck cartoons
Gunnar the Seagull	Black-headed gull	64 Zoo Lane
Irving "Irv" Seagull	Kelp Gull	Shoe	A local repairman at Irving Oil Corporation.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull	Lesser-black backed gull	Jonathan Livingston Seagull and the 1973 film of the same name
Numenia	Whimbrel	Numenia and the Hurricane
Puffo, Mama Puffin, Puff, Finnster	Atlantic puffins	Wild Kratts
Scuttle	Gull	The Little Mermaid
Thomas, Sharon, Lewis and Jamie the Puffins	Atlantic puffins	64 Zoo Lane
Kehaar	Black-headed gull	Watership Down

Gaviiformes (loons)

Name	Work	Notes
Becky	Finding Dory
Bomb	Angry Birds
Dave and Ping Pong	Camp Lazlo
Loon	Shoe (comic strip)	A newspaper/mail carrier and country guitar player.
Shirley McLoon	Tiny Toon Adventures

Sphenisciformes (penguins)

See List of fictional penguins

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

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Orville	Albatross	The Rescuers
Wilbur	Albatross	The Rescuers Down Under

Ciconiiformes (storks)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Larrison	White stork	Camp Lazlo
Mr. Stork	White stork	Dumbo and Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Ollie	White stork	Alfred J. Kwak
Seamus the Stork	White stork	64 Zoo Lane

Pelecaniformes (pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Black Heron	Black heron	DuckTales (2017)
Blue Beaky	Great blue heron	Wild Kratts
Gular	Brown pelican	Wild Kratts
Kulinda and Ona	Hamerkops	The Lion Guard
Mort	Great white pelican	Camp Lazlo
Nigel	Brown pelican	Finding Nemo
Ono	Cattle egret	The Lion Guard
Pauline the Pelican	Great white pelican	64 Zoo Lane
Sebastian the Ibis	White ibis	Mascot of the Miami Hurricanes
Seymore D. Fair	American white pelican	Mascot of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition

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 (owls)

See List of fictional birds of prey

Trogoniformes (trogons)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Burdette	Resplendent quetzal	It's a Big Big World

Bucerotiformes (hornbills and hoopoes)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Zazu	Southern red-billed hornbill	The Lion King

Coraciiformes (kingfishers, rollers, and bee-eaters)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Kiki	Malachite kingfisher	Robinson Crusoe
Olly	Laughing kookaburra	One of the mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics

Piciformes (woodpeckers and toucans)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Eva	Keel-billed toucan	Rio
Hal	Emerald toucanet	Angry Birds
Headbanger	Pileated woodpecker	Wild Kratts
Rafael	Toco toucan	Rio
Tallulah the Toucan and Taco the Toucan	Toco toucans	64 Zoo Lane
Toucan Dan	Toco toucan	Timon & Pumbaa
Toucan Sam	Toucan	Mascot of Froot Loops
Woody Woodpecker	Woodpecker	Walter Lantz cartoons	The character resembles a pileated woodpecker, despite being inspired by an encounter with an acorn woodpecker.

Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras)

See List of fictional birds of prey

Psittaciformes (parrots)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
Abelardo Montoya	Parrot	Sésamo	The Mexican counterpart of Big Bird.
Ace	Parakeet	Powerbirds
Arpeggio	Yellow-faced parrot	Sly 2: Band of Thieves	The leader of the Klaww Gang who sought immortality and hoped to gain it by merging himself with the Clockwerk frame.
Bia, Carla, and Tiago	Spix's macaws	Rio 2
Black Spot Pete	Eclectus parrot	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves	A pirate who stole Reme Lousteau's scuba diving gear. He later lost it to Captain LeFwee.
Blu	Spix's macaw	Rio	Full name Tyler Blu Gunderson.
Captain Flint	Festive amazon	Treasure Island	The pet of Long John Silver. Named after Captain Flint.
Captain LeFwee	Eclectus parrot	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves	Despite being identified as a male, his coloration coincides more with the female of the species; a pirate known by many as the "smartest man on the seven seas".
Carrie the Cockatoo	Sulphur-crested cockatoo	64 Zoo Lane
Eduardo	Spix's macaw	Rio 2
Felipe	Scarlet macaw	Rio 2
Iago	Scarlet macaw	Aladdin	The pet of Jafar.
Jewel	Spix's macaw	Rio
José Carioca	Parrot	The Three Caballeros
Lory	Lory	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Mak	Scarlet macaw	Robinson Crusoe
Mark Beaks	Gray parrot	DuckTales (2017)
Mimi	Spix's macaw	Rio 2
Mithu	Rose-ringed parakeet	Meena	The pet of Meena.
Nigel	Sulphur-crested cockatoo	Rio
Pirate Parrot	Parrot	Mascot of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Poco Loco	Scarlet macaw	Sesame Street	An anthropomorphic parrot who appeared on Sesame Street in 1974 to 1980; appears with Big Bird in some sketches
Polly	Parakeet	Powerbirds
Poppy	Lutino cockatiel	Angry Birds Stella
Polynesia	Parrot	Dr. Dolittle
Roberto	Spix's macaw	Rio 2
Rio	Scarlet macaw	One of the Rainforest Cafe mascots
Sergio	Scarlet macaw	The Casagrandes	One of the pets of the Casagrande family.
Stella	Galah	Angry Birds

Passeriformes (perching birds)

Name	Species	Work	Notes
N/A	Canary	King-Size Canary	A canary that grows to an enormous size after a cat pours growth formula on him.
Alcor	Raven	Little Witch Academia	The pet of Professor Ursula.
Big Bird	Canary	Sesame Street	DISPUTED: Big Bird's own Wikipedia article cites conflicting statements made on episodes of Sesame Street.
Big Red	Northern cardinal	Mascot of the Arizona Cardinals
BJ Birdie and Ace	Blue jay	Mascot of the Toronto Blue Jays
Bubbles	Oriole	Angry Birds
Chuck	Canary	Angry Birds
Diablo	Raven	Sleeping Beauty
Dolf	Crow	Alfred J. Kwak
Fredbird	Northern cardinal	Mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals
Gale	Violet-backed starling	Angry Birds Stella
Grip	Raven	Barnaby Rudge	The inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
Heckle and Jeckle	Yellow-billed magpies	Terrytoons cartoons
Henry	Barn swallow	Henry the Barn Swallow
Hugin and Munin	Ravens	Norse mythology and fictional works based thereon, such as American Gods and Valhalla	The two ravens of Odin.
Jim, Jake, and Jay	Eastern bluebirds	Angry Birds	Collectively known as The Blues.
Luca	California scrub jay	Angry Birds Stella
Margalo	Canary	Stuart Little
Martin Jr.	Purple martin	Wild Kratts
Matthew	Raven	Sandman
Molly Mockingbird	Northern mockingbird	Texas State Bird Pageant
Moo	Brown-headed cowbird	Wild Kratts
Mordecai	Blue jay	Regular Show
Moses the Raven	Raven	Animal Farm
Nico	Canary	Rio
Nyuni	Western yellow wagtail	The Lion Guard
The Oriole Bird	Baltimore oriole	Mascot of the Baltimore Orioles
Pedro	Red-crested cardinal	Rio
Phobos and Deimos	Crows	Sailor Moon	The pet crows of Rei Hino.
Pikkie	Eurasian magpie	Alfred J. Kwak
Poe	Raven	Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens
Quoth	Raven	Discworld
Red	Northern cardinal	Angry Birds
Shoe	Purple martin	Shoe	Full name P. Martin "Shoe" Shoemaker.
Skyler	Eurasian Skylark	Shoe	An overeducated but underachieving nephew Cosmo raises.
Snipes	Black-billed magpie	Rock-a-Doodle
Spike, Mama Shrike, Thorn, Spear, and Spike Jr.	Loggerhead shrikes	Wild Kratts
Sweet Tweet	Greater honeyguide	Wild Kratts
Tamaa	Greater racket-tailed drongo	The Lion Guard
Terence	Northern cardinal	Angry Birds
Thrash	Brown thrasher	Mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers
Tic Tic Bird	Red-billed oxpecker	64 Zoo Lane
Tweety	Canary	Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Walt	Canary	The Loud House	One of the pets of the Loud family.
William the Weaver Bird	Southern masked weaver	64 Zoo Lane

Mythical bird characters

Name	Type	Work	Notes
Aya Shameimaru	Crow tengu	Touhou Project
Fawkes	Phoenix	Harry Potter

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.
• Kazooie, the sidekick in the Banjo-Kazooie series
• 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.

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
• 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
• 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

See also

• List of avian humanoids
• List of fictional birds of prey
• List of fictional ducks
• List of fictional penguins
• List of legendary creatures by type § Birds