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List of fictional birds

List of fictional birds is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of fictional birds rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

List of fictional birds belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of fictional birds to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of fictional birds from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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 (ostriches)

Casuariformes (cassowaries and emu)

Apterygiformes (kiwis)

Anseriformes (waterfowl) See also List of fictional ducks and List of fictional ducks in animation

Galliformes (landfowl)

Phoenicopteriformes (flamingos)

Columbiformes (pigeons and doves)

Cuculiformes (cuckoos and roadrunners)

Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, hummingbirds, and swifts)

Nyctibiidae (potoos)

Gruiformes (cranes, rails, and allies)

Charadriiformes (gulls, terns, auks, and waders)

Gaviiformes (loons)

Sphenisciformes (penguins) See List of fictional penguins

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

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 (owls) See List of fictional birds of prey

Trogoniformes (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 (December 2008) 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

See also List of avian humanoids List of fictional birds of prey List of fictional dinosaurs List of fictional ducks List of fictional penguins List of legendary creatures by type § Birds

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of fictional birds

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of fictional birds claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of fictional birds before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of fictional birds ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of fictional birds

In research: List of fictional birds appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of fictional birds in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of fictional birds is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fictional birds, Lists of birds, Lists of fictional birds, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of fictional birds outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of fictional birds in simple terms?

Why does List of fictional birds matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of fictional birds?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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