Emily Walker
Do you have a bird?
Have you ever wondered how your pet got its name?
Bird names are always a topic of interest, but what about the most famous birds? With this in mind, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most well-known feathered friends to give you an idea.
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Books
| Name | Origin |
| Landroval | The Lord of the Rings |
| Archimedes | The Once and Future King |
| Vlad Vladikoff | Horton Hears a Who! |
| Gwaihir | The Lord of the Rings |
| Pigwidgeon | Harry Potter |
| Digger | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Master | The Silver Chair |
| The divine condor | The Return of the Condor Heroes |
| Frightful | My Side of the Mountain |
| Gylfie | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Wise | Little Grey Rabbit |
| Farsight | The Last Battle |
| Glimfeather | The Silver Chair |
| Gylfie | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Zan | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Stryk | Redkite Mattimeo |
| Tim Condor the Condor | Wild Beasties’ of Outback New Zealand |
| Twilight | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Barn | The Animals of Farthing Wood |
| Bess | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Owl | Winnie the Pooh |
| Victor Von Vulture | Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus |
| Errol | Harry Potter |
| Kestrel | The Animals of Farthing Wood |
| Holly | The Animals of Farthing Wood |
| Streak | Guardians of Ga’hoole |
| Chil | The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book |
| Morbin Blackhawk | The Green Ember (series) |
| Gylfie | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Soren | Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
| Tawny | The Animals of Farthing Wood |
| Tobias | Animorphs |
| Hedwig | Harry Potter |
| Thorondor | The Lord of the Rings |
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Comics
| Name | Origin |
| Woodstock | A yellow canary in the Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip |
| Big Eggo | An ostrich in The Beano, created by Reg Carter. [1] |
| Shoe | A grumpy, cigar-smoking purple martin from Shoe. |
| Matthew | Dream’s raven in the DC Comics Sandman series |
| Roy | A rooster in U.S. Acres |
| Wammes Waggel | A silly goose in Marten Toonder’s Tom Poes |
| Flip | The pet parrot of Jommeke in Jef Nys’ Jommeke |
| Sheldon | An unhatched chick egg, in Jim Davis’ Garfield and Friends and U.S. Acres comic strips |
| Marquis de Canteclaer | A vain rooster in Tom Poes |
| Kljunko | A bird character created by Ante Zaninovic |
| Booker | A yellow chicken in U.S. Acres |
| Gobbler | A turkey who is Beryl the Peril’s pet |
| Beo | The mynah bird of Meneer Pheip in The Adventures of Nero by Marc Sleen. |
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Animations
| Name | Origin |
| Olivia | Journey Through the Jungle of Words |
| Tweety | A canary in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons |
| Goodnight | Character of Goodnight Kiwi |
| Harvey | From the show of the same name. |
| Dab | Ice Age |
| Walt | The Loud family’s pet canary from The Loud House |
| Goodfeathers | A trio of pigeons in Animaniacs |
| Leafie | The titular character in Leafie, A Hen into the Wild |
| Isabel | CBeebies show 64 Zoo Lane |
| Mithu | Meena’s pet rose-ringed parakeet in Meena |
| Alcor | Professor Ursula’s pet crow familiar in the anime series Little Witch Academia |
| Aracuan | Bird, a pink guinea fowl in various Walt Disney cartoons |
| Homer | Pigeon in Walter Lantz |
| Roya | Nick Jr. animated CGI series Shimmer and Shine. |
| Road Runner | The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons |
| Little Beeper | Road Runner’s student in Tiny Toon Adventures |
| Gus | Disney’s Donald Duck cartoons |
| Polly | A female blue parakeet and coprotagonist in Powerbirds |
| Foghorn Leghorn | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons |
| Crazylegs | Crane |
| Iago | A parrot in the animated Disney film Aladdin |
| Sergio | The Casagrande family’s pet parrot from The Loud House and its spin-off series, The Casagrandes |
| Diablo | Maleficent’s raven, in Disney’s animated version of Sleeping Beauty |
| Heckle and Jeckle | Are magpies that appear in Terrytoons cartoons |
| Willy | A sparrow and main character in Willy the Sparrow |
| Scuttle | A seagull in Disney’s The Little Mermaid |
| Pingu | A penguin who appears in Pingu |
| Lord Shen | Main antagonist in Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| Edie Von Keet | A female parakeet and one of the main characters in Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own |
| Mr Ping | A Chinese goose in DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda |
| Master Crane | A black-necked crane in Kung Fu Panda |
| Buzby | A yellow bird of unspecified species in advertisements for British Telecom in the late 1970s/early 1980s |
| Chicken Boo | A six-foot-tall chicken in Animaniacs |
| Coco | A bird-airplane-plant thing that looks like a flamingo on Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends |
| Gandy Goose | A goose in Terrytoons |
| Chanticleer | A rooster from Rock-a-Doodle |
| Panchito Pistoles | A Mexican rooster in The Three Caballeros |
| Gogo Dodo | Tiny Toon Adventures |
| Wattoo Wattoo | An oval-shaped black and white bird in Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird |
| Zazu | A hornbill from The Lion King |
| Clara Cluck | A female dancing hen in various Disney cartoons |
| Madame Upanova | Dance of the Hours segment of Fantasia |
| Canary | Growing small and large in Tex Avery cartoon King-Size Canary |
| Princess Odette | A human with a curse that turns her into a swan during the day in The Swan Princess |
| Shirley McLoon | A female loon in Tiny Toon Adventures |
| Phobos and Deimos | Rei Hino’s pet crows that live at the shrine with her |
| Raven | 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 |
| Daffy Duck | In the animated short film comedy series Looney Tunes |
| José Carioca | A parrot in The Three Caballeros |
| Superchicken | A heroic chicken in Jay Ward |
| Peep | A chick who is curious in Peep and the Big Wide World |
| Flit | A hummingbird in Disney’s Pocahontas and Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World |
| Mordecai | A blue jay in Regular Show |
| Ace | A male yellow parakeet and coprotagonist in Powerbirds |
| Woody Woodpecker | In the Walter Lantz cartoons |
| Yankee Doodle | Pigeon in Hanna-Barbera’s Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines |
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Mascots
| Name | Origin |
| Eyeglasses | Mascots for the Kansas Jayhawks. |
| Slapshot | Mascot for the Washington Capitals. |
| Screech | Mascot for the Washington Nationals. |
| Bald Eagle | Standing on the Chyron Mountains in Republic Pictures |
| Freddie | Mascot of the Atlanta Falcons. |
| Big Jay and Baby Jay | Mascots for the Kansas Jayhawks. |
| Chaddy | Official mascot of Oldham Athletic. |
| Skyhawk | One of the mascots for the Atlanta Hawks. |
| Sammy | The mascot for Conference USA’s Rice University Owls from Houston, Texas. |
| Ozzie | The matchday mascot of Sheffield Wednesday F.C |
| Swoop | Mascots for the Philadelphia Eagles, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Washington University, Miami University, and University of Utah |
| Sam | The Olympic Eagle The mascot for 1984 Summer Olympics. |
| Eddie | Represents an eponymous gun safety program for the National Rifle Association. |
| Woodsy | An icon for the United States Forest Service. |
| Hudson | Knights Mascot of the Hawthorn Hawks. |
| Freddie and Frieda | The mascots of Bowling Green State University. |
| Baldwin | Mascot of the Boston College Eagles. |
| Blitz | One of the mascots for the Seattle Seahawks. |
| Herky | Mascot of the Iowa Hawkeyes |
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Films And Televisions
| Name | Origin |
| Hoots the Owl | Sesame Street |
| Orson | H.R. Pufnstuf |
| Wiser | Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return |
| Charlie | New Zoo Revue |
| X | Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood |
| Ollie Beak | Tuesday Rendezvous |
| Freedom | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero |
| Buck | Oscar’s Oasis |
| Falcon | Stuart Little 2 |
| Dr. Blinky | H.R. Pufnstuf |
| Kes | Kes |
| Falcon | Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu |
| Sam | The Muppet Show |
| Otis | Jim Henson’s Pajanimals |
Famous Bird Names Inspired From Video Games
| Name | Origin |
| Falco |
Lombardi Star Fox series
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| Kuro |
Ori and the Blind Forest
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| Bloodwing | Borderlands |
| Crimson |
Loftwing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
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| Otus | Owlboy |
| Dyna |
Blade Kirby series
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| Ikaros |
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey & origins
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| Quintole |
Force Astro Boy: Omega Factor
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| Silver | Angry Birds 2 |
| Valor |
League of Legends
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| Jet the Hawk |
Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Free Riders
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| Kaepora |
Gaebora The Legend of Zelda series
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| Coo | Kirby series |
| Eagle |
The Seven Adventures of Sindbad
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| Dahila |
Angry Birds Stella
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| Stormbird |
Horizon Zero Dawn
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| Skowl |
The Startling Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
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| Mighty |
Eagle Angry Birds
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| Condor | Ice Climber |
| Clockwerk | Sly Cooper |
| Blathers | Animal Crossing |
| Celeste | Animal Crossing |
With so many bird names out there, it can be hard to know which ones are the best. We’ve compiled a complete list of pet bird names for your consideration.
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