List of fictional birds

This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to notable bird characters from the world of fiction. 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.

Literature

Louis, a trumpeter swan in E.B. White's The Trumpet of the Swan
Jonathan Livingston Seagull from the novella Jonathan Livingston Seagull
The Dodo in Alice in Wonderland, fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll; in the 1951 film by the same name, the dodo is named Jim and he burns down the White Rabbit's home
Billina, in numerous Land of Oz books by L. Frank Baum
Grip, a raven, companion to the younger Barnaby Rudge in Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. The character of Grip inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write his most famous poem, "The Raven".
Moses the raven represents the Church in George Orwell's Animal Farm
Quoth, a raven in the works of Terry Pratchett (a pun on "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe)
Margalo, a canary from Stuart Little
Captain Flint, Long John Silver's parrot in Treasure Island
Lory, in Alice in Wonderland, fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll
Parrot Polynesia, in Dr. Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting
Hedwig, Harry Potter's pet owl from the Harry Potter series of books and movies.
The Jubjub Bird from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky"
The Roly-Poly Bird from Roald Dahl's children books The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits
Fawkes in Harry Potter

Comics

Booker, a yellow chicken in U.S. Acres
Roy, a rooster in U.S. Acres
Sheldon, an unhatched chick egg, in Jim Davis' Garfield and Friends and U.S. Acres comic strips
Matthew, Dream's raven in the DC Comics Sandman series
Shoe, a grumpy, cigar-smoking purple martin from Shoe
Big Eggo, an ostrich in The Beano
Woodstock in the Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic strip

Folklore

The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, a fictional bird of Aesop's fables and other folktales
Mother Goose, a goose in the Mother Goose and Grimm stories
The six brothers turned into birds in German fairytale The Six Swans, collected by the Brothers Grimm
The Swan Maiden, a magical bird who turns into a beautiful woman in several folktales
The eleven siblings cursed by their queenly stepmother in The Wild Swans, a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Sukh-Shari, a bird pair from Thakurmar Jhuli that also appear in Rupkatha's Bengali fairy tales
Hugin and Munin, two ravens of Odin in Norse mythology and fictional works based thereon, such as American Gods and Valhalla
The Firebird, a figure in Slavic folklore. The Firebird has been the subject of a number of fairy tales, and notably inspired Igor Stravinsky's 1910 ballet The Firebird.
Henny Penny, more commonly known in the United States as Chicken Little, a chicken who believes the world is coming to an end.

Animation

Gandy Goose, a goose in Terrytoons
Gus Goose, a goose in Disney's Donald Duck cartoons
The Goodfeathers, a trio of pigeons in Animaniacs
Homer Pigeon, a pigeon in Walter Lantz
Yankee Doodle Pigeon in Hanna-Barbera's Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines
The Road Runner (a roadrunner) in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons
Little Beeper, Road Runner's student in Tiny Toon Adventures
Clara Cluck, a female dancing hen in various Disney cartoons
Foghorn Leghorn, a chicken in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons
Chicken from Cow and Chicken
Chicken Boo, a six-foot-tall chicken in Animaniacs
Chanticleer, a rooster from Rock-a-Doodle
Leafie, the titular character in Leafie, A Hen into the Wild
Panchito Pistoles, a Mexican rooster in The Three Caballeros
Peep, a chick who is curious in Peep and the Big Wide World
Superchicken, a heroic chicken in Jay Ward
Aracuan Bird, a pink guinea fowl in various Walt Disney cartoons
Lord Shen, an leustic peacock who is the main antagonist in Kung Fu Panda 2
Shirley McLoon, a female loon in Tiny Toon Adventures
Master Crane, a black-necked crane in Kung Fu Panda
Crazylegs Crane
Mr Ping, a Chinese goose in DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda
Princess Odette, a human with a curse that turns her into a swan during the day in The Swan Princess
Flit, a hummingbird in Disney's Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Scuttle, a seagull in Disney's The Little Mermaid
Dab in Ice Age
Zazu, a hornbill from The Lion King
Gogo Dodo in Tiny Toon Adventures
Diablo, Maleficent's raven, in Disney's animated version of Sleeping Beauty
Heckle and Jeckle are magpies that appear in Terrytoons cartoons
Mordecai, a blue jay in Regular Show
Phobos and Deimos, Rei Hino's pet crows that live at the shrine with her
Canary, growing small and large in Tex Avery cartoon King-Size Canary
Raven, an unnamed raven that is the pet and familiar to Grimhilde the evil queen/old witch in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; was later used for the inspiration for Diablo Maleficent's pet raven familiar in the 1959 Disney Animated film Sleeping Beauty
Tweety, a canary in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons
Willy, a sparrow and main character in Willy the Sparrow
Woody Woodpecker, in the Walter Lantz cartoons
Iago, a parrot in the animated Disney film Aladdin
José Carioca, a parrot in The Three Caballeros
Mithu, Meena's pet rose-ringed parakeet in Meena
Pingu, a penguin who appears in Pingu
Goodnight Kiwi, the title character of Goodnight Kiwi
Madame Upanova the Ostrich from the "Dance of the Hours" segment of Fantasia
Buzby, a yellow bird of unspecified species in advertisements for British Telecom in the late 1970s/early 1980s
Wattoo Wattoo, an oval-shaped black and white bird in Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird

Mascots

Syd 'Swannie' Skilton, swan mascot of the Sydney Swans
Sebastian the Ibis, the mascot of the University of Miami
Olly, a kookaburra who is one of the mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rowdy the mascot for The University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners
Sonny the Cuckoo Bird, mascot for Cocoa Puffs
Cornelius, a rooster who is the mascot for Kellogg's Corn Flakes
BJ Birdie and Ace, mascots for the Toronto Blue Jays
Poe, mascot for the Baltimore Ravens
Big Red, mascot for the Arizona Cardinals
Thrasher, mascot of the Atlanta Thrashers
Seymore D. Fair, the pelican mascot of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition
Toucan Sam, the cartoon spokesbird for Froot Loops cereal (US)
Twitter Bird, the mascot of Twitter
Weatherbird, the mascot of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; identified as a dicky-bird

Puppets

Camilla, Gonzo's romantic interest on The Muppet Show
Big Bird, a very big canary, and Little Bird on Sesame Street
Pino, the blue nephew of Big Bird, in Sesamstraat, the Dutch spin-off of Sesame Street
Abelardo Montoya, a very big parrot, Big Bird's Mexican cousin on Plaza Sesamo
Meneer de Uil, the narrating protagonist in the Dutch children's series De Fabeltjeskrant
Emu on CITV
Ossie Ostrich, a character in the Tarax Show and Hey Hey It's Saturday

Video games

The goose protagonist from 2019 video game Untitled Goose Game
Kazooie, the sidekick in the Banjo-Kazooie series
Aya Shameimaru, a crow from the Touhou Project series, playable in several of the games
Stella, a female galah in Angry Birds
Ivy, a kiwi in Ivy the Kiwi?
Beat, a robotic bird in Mega Man

Fictional bird species

Mockingjay bird, central bird that is part of the Hunger Games trilogy
Jayhawk, part "jay" and part "hawk" this bird is the mascot of the Kansas Jayhawks sports teams and has roots in Kansas lore
Porgs, a species of penguin or puffin-like birds that live on Ach-To in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Chocobo, a bird in the Final Fantasy series

Other

The Radioactive Chicken Heads, a costumed comedy punk rock band mostly made up of mutant chicken characters with backstories developed through the band's music, videos, short films and video game, Badd Bunny Breakout.
Birdie the Early Bird from the McDonald's commercials