List of fictional birds of prey
Appearance
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This list of fictional birds of prey is subsidiary to the list of fictional birds. It is restricted to notable bird of prey characters from the world of fiction.
Books
[edit]Character | Species | Origin | Author | Notes |
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Archimedes | Owl | The Once and Future King | T. H. White | Merlyn's familiar.[1] Remade by Disney as The Sword in the Stone.[2] |
Barn Owl | Barn Owl | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Colin Dann | Informs Fox that he had a conversation with Tawny Owl who told him all about the animals' journey, which in turn lets him know the others are safe, but he can't say where the animals are heading because Tawny Owl did not tell him that information. He also appears in the TV series in the episode Friends in Need. |
Bess | Boreal owl | Guardians of Ga'Hoole | Kathryn Lasky | |
Buteo | European Honey Buzzard | Loamhedge | Brian Jacques | |
Captain Snow | Snowy Owl | Redwall | Brian Jacques | |
Chil | Kite | The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book | Rudyard Kipling | A male kite who helps rescue Mowgli from the Bandar-Logs. |
The divine condor | Condor | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Jin Yong | |
Tim Condor the Condor | Condor | Wild Beasties' of Outback New Zealand | Michael F. Katon | |
Errol | Great Grey Owl | Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | Weasley's old aged Owl. |
Farsight | Eagle | The Last Battle | C. S. Lewis | [3] |
Frightful | Peregrine falcon | My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George | The avian companion of the story's main character, 12-year-old Sam Gribley. |
Glimfeather, Master | Owl | The Silver Chair | C. S. Lewis | [4] |
Gorgo | Eagle | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Selma Lagerlöf | An eagle who was raised by the goose Akka. |
Hedwig | Snowy owl | Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter's pet owl.[5] |
Holly | Owl | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Colin Dann | She is Tawny Owl's mate. |
Kestrel | Kestrel | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Colin Dann | |
Laird Mactalon | Falcon | Salamandastron | Brian Jacques | |
Mighty Megraw | Osprey | Marlfox | Brian Jacques | |
Morbin Blackhawk | Hawk | The Green Ember (series) | S.D. Smith | The leader of the cruel Lords of Prey who terrorize the rabbits of Natalia. |
Owl | Owl | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne's | Knowledgeable yet spells things wrong like his name as 'Wol'. |
Pandion Piketalon | Osprey | High Rhulain | Brian Jacques | |
Pigwidgeon | Scops owl | Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | Ron Weasley's pet owl. |
Rocangus | Falcon | Salamandastron | Brian Jacques | Son of Laird Mactalon |
Skarlath | Kestrel | Outcast of Redwall | Brian Jacques | |
Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, Digger | Owl | Guardians of Ga'Hoole | Kathryn Lasky | |
Streak and Zan | Bald eagles | Guardians of Ga'hoole | Kathryn Lasky | |
Stryk Redkite | red kite | Mattimeo | Brian Jacques | A brave and somewhat stubborn kite who frees Redwall Abbey from General Ironbeak the raven. |
Thorondor, Gwaihir, Landroval | Eagles | The Lord of the Rings | J. R. R. Tolkien | |
Tawny Owl | Owl | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Colin Dann | An owl who makes the journey from Farthing Wood to White Deer Park. |
Tobias | Red-tailed hawk | Animorphs | K. A. Applegate | A human who becomes trapped in that form. |
Vlad Vladikoff | Vulture | Horton Hears a Who! | Dr. Seuss | One of the main antagonists who tries to lose the Whoville planet from Horton. |
Victor Von Vulture | Vulture | Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus | Dav Pilkey | The main antagonist of the book. He is a Venusian vulture who hates living there because the heat always ruins everybody's food. He attempts to take over planet Earth so that he can enjoy eating his food, but fails and is thrown in jail at the end of the book. |
Wise Owl | Owl | Little Grey Rabbit | Alison Uttley | A predatory owl who can be befriended with a hankie of truce. Gives information in return for items of value and hates being disturbed in daylight. |
Alma LeFay Peregrine | Peregrine falcon | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Ransom Riggs | The headmistress of a children's home for children with magical abilities. |
Comics
[edit]Character | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Blackie | Hawk | Blackhawk | The hawk of the team.[6] |
Cathryn Aura | Vulture | Kevin and Kell | Has a son called Nigel |
Condorito | Andean condor | Condorito | Has a nephew called Coné |
Gyoutenmaru | Hawk | Change 123 | |
Gulfan | Eagle | Yona of the Dawn | |
Hooty | Owl | Dr. Mid-nite | Dr. Mid-nite's Pet |
Howland Owl | Owl | Pogo | |
Loki Helios | Owl | Hoshi no Samidare | |
Professor | Owl | Princess Resurrection | |
Sarcophagus MacAbre | Buzzard | Pogo | |
Redwing | Hawk | Marvel Comics | Companion of the Falcon[7] |
Shimshek | Hawk | Red River | |
Simorgh | Eagle | Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu | |
Oehoeboeroe | Owl | Paulus the woodgnome | A wise owl and good friend of Paulus the woodgnome in the eponymous children's comic strips and stories. |
Ossie Owl | Owl | Acorn Green | A source of wisdom. |
Uil | Owl | Olle Kapoen[8] | A good friend of Olle Kapoen the gnome.[8] |
Urban | Owl | Ugglan Urban | An owl in a pantomime comic by Jan Romare.[9] |
Wiz | Merlin | Shoe (comic strip) |
Film and television
[edit]Character | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Armstrong the Chickenhawk | Red-tailed hawk | Jim Henson's Animal Show | |
Buck | Vulture | Oscar's Oasis | |
Charlie | Owl | New Zoo Revue | |
Dr. Blinky | Owl | H.R. Pufnstuf | |
Eagly | Bald eagle | Peacemaker | The title character's pet |
Falcon | Peregrine falcon | Stuart Little 2 | The Main Antagonist of the film who was later defeated by Stuart's biplane causing the plane to explode into pieces and fall into the trash can where Monty was looking for food. Voiced by James Woods |
Falcon | Peregrine falcon | Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu | A robot falcon that mainly informs the ninja of evil |
Freedom | Bald eagle | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero | The avian companion of Spirit, a Native American tracker |
Hoots the Owl | Owl | Sesame Street | An owl that plays a saxophone. He debuted on Sesame Street for the 16th season (1985), but was retired from the show in the 32nd season (2001). |
Kes | Kestral | Kes | |
Ollie Beak | Owl | Tuesday Rendezvous | |
Orson | Vulture | H.R. Pufnstuf | |
Otis Owl | Owl | Jim Henson's Pajanimals | Jerry Bear's best friend |
Sam the Eagle | Eagle | The Muppet Show | |
X | Owl | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | |
Wiser | Owl | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | A fat owl who is clumsy and is good friends with Dorothy. |
Longclaw | Owl | Sonic the Hedgehog | An alien anthropomorphic brown owl who was the title character's caretaker. |
Animation
[edit]Character | Species | Origin | Notes |
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18 | Owl | Sankarea | |
003 | Owlet | Descendants of Darkness | |
Adler | Eagle | Driland | |
Ash | Vulture | El Americano: The Movie | A vulture who is Martin's feared henchbird and never speaks. |
Ajax | Lammergeier | Zambezia | |
Astarte | Falcon | The Missing Lynx | |
Aurora | Red-tailed hawk | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | |
Avenger | Eagle | Birdman and the Galaxy Trio | |
The Bald Eagle | Bald eagle | Tiny Toon Adventures | |
Big Mama | Owl | The Fox and the Hound | |
Bea Spells-a-Lot's Owl | Owl | Lalaloopsy | |
Beaky Buzzard | Turkey vulture | Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies | A buzzard who bears a closer resemblance to a vulture and a condor. Not very smart and finds it hard to get his own dinner. |
Blue Eagle | Eagle | Happy Tree Friends | A female navy blue eagle who kills and uses Flaky for a new nest when she accidentally destroys it and kills one of her babies when tries to help one of her them back into its nest in "Take a Hike". |
Bradford Buzzard | Vulture | DuckTales | Leader and founder of the criminal organization F.O.W.L. |
Buzz Buzzard | Common buzzard | Woody Woodpecker | Woody's nemesis. |
Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps, and Ziggy | Vultures | The Jungle Book | Four vultures who closely resemble the Beatles because of their shaggy moptop haircuts and Liverpool accents. Buzzy resembles Ringo Starr, Dizzy resembles George Harrison, Flaps resembles Paul McCartney, and Ziggy resembles John Lennon. |
Chip | Bald eagle | The Little Engine That Could | |
Cat | Owl | Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49 | |
Chief Sekhuru | African fish eagle | Zambezia | |
Concord Condor | Condor | Tiny Toon Adventures | A slight recreation of Beaky Buzzard. |
Cosmic Owl | Owl | Adventure Time | |
Cubasil | Owl | Zero no Tsukaima | |
Divino | Owl | El Americano: The Movie | A wise elderly magician owl who works for Gayo's circus. |
Elfis | Elf Owl | Wild Kratts | An elf owl who helped Martin, Chris and Aviva find Koki and Jimmy who are lost in the Sonoran Desert. |
Eris | Eagle | Legends of Chima | The Princess of the Eagle tribe |
Eva | Snowy owl | Penguins of Madagascar | A female snowy owl who is North Winds intelligence analyst. |
Fagin | Black vulture | War of the Birds | A sinister and sadistic male vulture who is responsible for killing other birds. In the last battle his dove slave betrayed him and he was incinerated. |
Friend Owl | Owl | Bambi | |
Frosty | Snowy owl | Wild Kratts | A snowy owl who first appears in the episode Snowy Owl Invasion. He was named by Wild Kratts kids; Gavin, Ronan and Katie. |
Fenghuang | Owl | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | A female warrior who was a member of the previous generation of the Furious Five along with Master Shifu, but betrayed her teammates in search of power. |
Fukolota | Owl | La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia | Felicità's companion owl. |
Falcon | Falcon | Orange Neck | Falcon that kills Brovkin and his mate.[10][11] |
Grand Duke of Owls | Owl | Rock-A-Doodle | An evil magical owl, who took over the farm, caused the storm, and humiliate Chanticleer |
Golden Eagle | Golden eagle | The Boy Who Saw The Wind | |
Gold Nugget | Snowy owl | Wild Kratts | A snowy owl who first appears in the episode Snowy Owl Invasion. He is named after his golden eyes. |
Gorgo | Eagle | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | A eagle who was raised by the goose Akka. |
Gram | Owl | Break Blade | |
Gondo | Black eagle | Zambezia | |
Hadithi | African hawk-eagle | The Lion Guard | An African hawk-eagle who fakes having invented the Hadithi Spin. |
Hawk | Hawk | Watership Down | Hawk that killed Violet, the rabbit. |
Hawk | Hawk | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | A hawk that attacks Timmy and Jenny on a hot air balloon while their journey to save her parents and Martin. |
Hayabusa the Falcon | Saker falcon | Mulan | Hayabusa is Shan Yu's pet falcon |
Henery Hawk | Chickenhawk | Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies | A young chickenhawk who tries to get himself a chicken, often pursuing Foghorn Leghorn, but sometimes catches someone who isn't a chicken since he's never actually seen one. |
Hollow | Tawny owl | The Animals of Farthing Wood | He is the mate of Tawny Owl and is a genderbent version of Holly from the books. |
Hoosuke | African scops-owl | Sket Dance | |
Ikeburo | Owl | Cosplay Complex | |
JunJun | Philippine eagle | Work It Out Wombats! | He likes to sing and play the guitar, and is best friends with Zadie. |
Kagero | Owl | Basara | An owl kept by Ageha. |
Kai | Peregrine falcon | Zambezia | |
Kaya | Philippine eagle | Work It Out Wombats! | JunJun's older sister that is a waiter at the Eat 'N Greet. |
Kojiro | Falcon | Ayakashi - Japanese Classic Horror | |
Lone Gunslinger | Turkey vulture | Ice Age: The Meltdown | |
Lucky | Vulture | The Jungle Book 2 | The Vultures' (Buzzy, Dizzy, Flaps, and Ziggy) friend who loves to annoy Shere Khan. |
Marahute | Golden eagle | The Rescuers Down Under | A friend of Cody, who becomes captive to Percival C. McLeach until the rescuers save her and Cody. |
Meneer de Uil (Mr. Owl) | Owl | De Fabeltjeskrant | Is the narrating protagonist of the cartoon. |
Miss Friday | Vulture | One Piece | |
Mpishi | African harrier-hawk | The Lion Guard | An African harrier-hawk who travels to the Pride Lands to look for a rare meal. |
Mukuro Mist Owl | Owl | Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! | |
Mzingo | White-backed vulture | The Lion Guard | A vulture who is a leader of the flock. |
O and X | Owl | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | |
Old Man | Owl | Sonic the Hedgehog | |
Olga | Owl | Richard the Stork | An eccentric owl with an imaginary friend who helps Richard migrate to Africa. |
Oliver | Owl | Animal Stories | |
Olivia | Owl | Birdz | Eddie's friend. |
Otto | Owl | Puffin Rock | A green owl who normally appears slightly uncoordinated. He is an expert flier and shares flying tips with Oona. |
Owl | Short-eared owl | Little Bear | Can be pompous, but he is very wise and sometimes quite serious. He lives in a treehouse, prefers to participate in sensible games and likes reading as his hobby. |
Owl | Brown owl | T.U.F.F. Puppy | Bird Brain's more recent henchmen upon being hired by Zippy. |
Owl | Owl | Leafie, a Hen into the Wild | An owl who helped Greenie how to fly. |
Owl | Owl | Winnie the Pooh (franchise) | A wise owl who is one of Winnie the Pooh's friends. |
Owlowiscious | Horned owl | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Twilight Sparkle's pet owl. |
P-chan | Steller's sea eagle | Little Busters! | |
Pet Shop | Falcon | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | A sapient guard falcon with the ability to create and control ice. |
Schultz | Owl | Daffy – The Commando, Looney Tunes | Von Vultur's assistant whom he often abuses. |
Scoop | Snowy owl | Wild Kratts | A snowy owl chick. |
Silver Wing | Bald eagle | Shaman King | |
Sitka | Bald eagle | Brother Bear | A man who has the spiritual form of an eagle. |
Stomp | Secretarybird | Wild Kratts | A male secretarybird. He was one of the raptors that the Kratts brothers discovered. |
Takaoka | Eagle | Damekko Dōbutsu | |
Tawny Owl | Tawny owl | The Animals of Farthing Wood | An owl who makes the journey from Farthing Wood to White Deer Park. She is female, though in the books she was originally male, similarly to how her mate, Hollow, was originally female in the books. |
The Great Owl | Owl | The Secret of NIMH | A friendly owl |
Tiberius | Red-tailed hawk | The Secret Life of Pets | A hawk who helps Gidget find Max. |
The Owl | Owl | Adventure Time | The leader of the animals of the tree in the episode "Up a Tree." |
The Owl | Owl | The Owl | The eponymous owl who tries to overcome unfortunate circumstances, but end in her demise by her various appendages and body being dispensed of in unusual or comical ways. |
Toriri | Owl | Keroro Land | |
Various owls | Owl | Adventure Time | |
Venus | Vulture | Paboo & Mojies | |
Von Vultur | Vulture | Daffy – The Commando, Looney Tunes | A German World War II commander. |
Walter | Green owl | War of the Birds | |
Wide Eye | Great Horned Owl | Wide-Eye | Fatherly, gentle and reliable, he watches over all the other animals. |
Will | Owl | Anisava | |
Zoe | Black-shouldered kite | Zambezia |
Video games
[edit]Character | Species | Origin | Notes |
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Blathers | Owl | Animal Crossing | The curator of a museum in the Player's town. He suffers from a fear of bugs, but nevertheless takes care of them well. |
Bloodwing | Borderlands | ||
Celeste | Owl | Animal Crossing | Works in the observatory at the museum. In older games, she has different purposes. |
Clockwerk | Eurasian eagle-owl | Sly Cooper | A wicked eagle owl who made himself immortal and robotic solely to kill Sly's family line. Before the events of the game, he murdered Sly's parents and left him an orphan. He is defeated in the first game, but his body parts are stolen by the Klaww Gang 2 years later. Neyla later fuses with his body frame to create "Clock-la" but dies along with him when his hate chip is crushed. |
Condor | Condor | Ice Climber | A condor that stole vegetables that the Ice Climbers have to recover. |
Coo | Owl | Kirby series | |
Crimson Loftwing | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | ||
Dyna Blade | Enormous bird | Kirby series | |
Dahila | Great horned owl | Angry Birds Stella | One of Stella's friends who likes to do experiments. |
Eagle | Eagle | The Seven Adventures of Sindbad (シンドバッド7つの冒険; Shindobaddo 7tsu no bōken) | A giant red eagle that carries Sinbad. |
Falco Lombardi | Pheasant (commonly mistaken for a peregrine falcon) | Star Fox series | Ace pilot of Team Star Fox |
Ikaros | Golden eagle | Assassin's Creed Odyssey & origins | Ikaros was a male golden eagle companion of Pythagoras, who sent it to his daughter the Spartan misthios Kassandra. |
Jet the Hawk | Hawk | Sonic Riders, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Sonic Free Riders | |
Kaepora Gaebora | Owl | The Legend of Zelda series | |
Kuro | Owl | Ori and the Blind Forest | Main antagonist of the Ori and the Blind Forest games. |
Mighty Eagle | Bald eagle | Angry Birds | Mighty will destroy anything if a can of sardines is thrown from the slingshot. |
Mighty Buzzard | Turkey vulture | Angry Birds Space | |
Otus | Owl | Owlboy | |
Quintole Force[verification needed] | Astro Boy: Omega Factor | ||
Skowl the Startling | Owl | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | The leader of a parliament owls. |
Silver | Peregrine falcon | Angry Birds 2 | |
Stormbird | Eagle | Horizon Zero Dawn | An Roc-sized robotic bird of prey patrolling certain game areas that appears as avoidable danger or antagonist. |
Valor | Demacian Eagle | League of Legends | A Demacian Eagle and hunting companion to Quinn, a ranger in the Demacian army. |
As mascots, toys, logos, and other
[edit]Character | Species | Notes |
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Big Jay and Baby Jay | Hawks | Mascots for the Kansas Jayhawks. |
Blitz | Hawk | One of the mascots for the Seattle Seahawks. |
Baldwin | Bald eagle | Mascot of the Boston College Eagles. |
Bald Eagle | Bald eagle | standing on the Chyron Mountains in Republic Pictures |
Chaddy the Owl | Owl | Official mascot of Oldham Athletic. |
Duo | Owl | Mascot of the language-learning website and app Duolingo |
Eddie Eagle | Bald eagle | Represents an eponymous gun safety program for the National Rifle Association of America. |
Freddie and Frieda Falcon | Peregrine falcon | The mascots of Bowling Green State University. |
Freddie Falcon | Falcon | Mascot of the Atlanta Falcons. |
Hudson 'Hawka' Knights | Hawk | Mascot of the Hawthorn Hawks. |
Herky | Tiger hawk | Mascot of the Iowa Hawkeyes |
Eyeglasses Owl | Great Horned Owl | an owl who persuades people to get eyeglasses and contacts and is often annoyed by when people say Who? to him in the commercials for America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses. |
Mr. Know It Owl | Owl | |
Nanashi Mumei | Owl | A virtual YouTuber with owl-like appearance and role as the Guardian of Civilization, part of the English branch of Hololive Productions.[12] |
Ozzie the Owl | Owl | The matchday mascot of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. |
Sammy the Owl | Owl | The mascot for Conference USA's Rice University Owls from Houston, Texas. |
Sam the Olympic Eagle | Eagle | The mascot for 1984 Summer Olympics. |
Screech | Eagle | Mascot for the Washington Nationals. |
Skyhawk | Hawk | One of the mascots for the Atlanta Hawks. |
Slapshot | Eagle | Mascot for the Washington Capitals. |
Swoop | Eagle | Mascots for the Philadelphia Eagles, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Washington University, Miami University, and University of Utah |
Takane Lui | Hawk | A virtual YouTuber with hawk-like appearance and role as the executive officer of Secret Society holoX, part of Hololive Productions.[13] |
Woodsy Owl | Owl | An icon for the United States Forest Service. |
References
[edit]- ^ White, T. H. (24 June 2010). The Once and Future King. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780007375561.
- ^ "In Need of a Villain: Disney's The Sword in the Stone". Tor.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Lewis, C.S. (2001). The Last Battle. Collins. ISBN 0-583-33966-2.
- ^ Lewis, C. S. (5 May 2009). The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 6). HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780007325092.
- ^ Rowling, J.K. (2000). Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone (First published. ed.). London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 0-7475-3274-5.
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