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* AvianFlute: Birds musically represented by flutes.
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* AvianFlute: Birds musically represented by flutes.
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* AvianFlute: Birds musically represented by flutes.
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Tropes about birds.

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Tropes about birds. See also TropesaurusIndex for the birds' ancestors.


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[[caption-width-right:350:Birds, birds, birds!]]
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* MouthyBird: A cartoon bird's beak is drawn or animated to act like a mouth.
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* PenguinsAreDucks: Penguins given attributes of ducks due to confusion between the two.


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* PolarBearsAndPenguins: Penguins living in the same habitat as polar bears, even though they don't live together in real life.
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* {{Duck}}: Use of the homonym "duck" for humor value.

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* {{Duck}}: Use of the homonym two senses of "duck" for humor value.
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* QuackingUp: Humorous or lighthearted depictions of ducks.
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* CockyRooster
* CreepyHairlessAnimal
* CuteOwl

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* CockyRooster
CockyRooster: Roosters depicted as fierce, aggressive birds or with a smug, snobbish attitude.
* CreepyHairlessAnimal
CreepyHairlessAnimal: An animal that usually has fur or hair but doesn't portrayed as scary.
* CuteOwlCuteOwl: Owls depicted as adorable birds.



* DisturbedDoves

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* DisturbedDovesDisturbedDoves: Mass bird take-off is always symbolic.



* {{Duck}}
* DumbDodoBird
* EggshellClothing
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins

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* {{Duck}}
{{Duck}}: Use of the homonym "duck" for humor value.
* DumbDodoBird
DumbDodoBird: Dodo birds portrayed as unintelligent.
* EggshellClothing
EggshellClothing: When a creature that hatched from an egg wears the egg's shell as an item of clothing.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguinsEverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Penguins added to a story just for the sake of having them.



* InstantMessengerPigeon

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* InstantMessengerPigeonInstantMessengerPigeon: Birds that are used to deliver messages.



* OminousOwl
* OstrichHeadHiding

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* OminousOwl
OminousOwl: Owls portrayed as creepy or scary.
* OstrichHeadHidingOstrichHeadHiding: An ostrich with its head stuck under the ground.



* OwlsAskWho

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* OwlsAskWhoOwlsAskWho: Owls associated with (and are often confused for asking) a certain one-word question.



* PeacockGirl
* PelicanPackagePouch

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* PeacockGirl
PeacockGirl: When a humanoid person has a peacock tail or is wearing a bunch of feathers arranged as though it was a peacock tail.
* PelicanPackagePouchPelicanPackagePouch: When a pelican's throat pouch is used to hide and/or carry things.



* PeskyPigeons

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* PeskyPigeonsPeskyPigeons: Pigeons portrayed as a nuisance.



* SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying
* SwansASwimming

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* SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying
SomewhereAnOrnithologistIsCrying: Factual inaccuracies about birds in a work of fiction, because it makes the story work better.
* SwansASwimmingSwansASwimming: Swans in fiction are elegant, gentle creatures.
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* AllFlyersAreBirds

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* AllFlyersAreBirdsAllFlyersAreBirds: Non-avian flying animals depicted as perching, nesting, and behaving like birds.



* BasiliskAndCockatrice
* BeakAttack
* BirdPeople

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* BasiliskAndCockatrice
BasiliskAndCockatrice: Creatures often depicted as monstrous chicken-like beings.
* BeakAttack
BeakAttack: Beaks used as natural weapons.
* BirdPeopleBirdPeople: Humanoid birds.



* BluebirdOfHappiness
* CagedBirdMetaphor
* CanaryInACoalMine
* ChickenJoke
* CirclingBirdies

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* BluebirdOfHappiness
BluebirdOfHappiness: Bluebirds as symbols of happiness and serenity.
* CagedBirdMetaphor
CagedBirdMetaphor: A repressed character is compared to a bird in a cage.
* CanaryInACoalMine
CanaryInACoalMine: Keeping a caged canary in a mine so that when it dies you know that there are toxic gases in the air.
* ChickenJoke
ChickenJoke: Why ''did'' the chicken cross the road?
* CirclingBirdiesCirclingBirdies: When someone is hit over the head and their dazed state is represented by birds flying in circles around their head.



* DivineBirds

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* DivineBirdsDivineBirds: Birds depicted as sacred, holy or heavenly.



* FlyingFlightlessBird

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* FlyingFlightlessBirdFlyingFlightlessBird: A bird that's flightless in reality but able to fly in a work of fiction.



* GoofyFeatheredDinosaur
* HarpingOnAboutHarpies

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* GoofyFeatheredDinosaur
GoofyFeatheredDinosaur: Feathered dinosaurs depicted as humorous and unintimidating.
* HarpingOnAboutHarpiesHarpingOnAboutHarpies: Half-bird/half-woman mythical creatures.



* KidnappingBirdOfPrey
* NobleBirdOfPrey

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* KidnappingBirdOfPrey
KidnappingBirdOfPrey: Predatory birds that snatch people from the ground and carry them off into the sky.
* NobleBirdOfPreyNobleBirdOfPrey: Predator birds depicted as brave, good, honorable or wise.



* OurGryphonsAreDifferent

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* OurGryphonsAreDifferentOurGryphonsAreDifferent: Half-bird/half-feline mythical creatures.



* TheOwlKnowingOne

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* TheOwlKnowingOneTheOwlKnowingOne: Owls depicted as wise and knowledgeable beings.



* PerpetualMolt

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* PerpetualMoltPerpetualMolt: Birds that are constantly shedding or losing feathered.
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+ DragonTropes
+ FineFeatheredTropes
+ TropesaurusIndex
+ WingedTropes

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+ DragonTropes
+ FineFeatheredTropes
+ TropesaurusIndex
+ WingedTropes
CorvidTropes (crows, ravens, and magpies)



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* ProudPeacock: Peacocks depicted as vain birds.
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* {{Thunderbird}}: A giant bird connected with storms, usually drawn from Native American myth.
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+ CorvidTropes (Crows, Ravens and Magpies)

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+ CorvidTropes (Crows, Ravens ravens and Magpies)magpies)



* CorvidTropes



* ThePhoenix

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* ThePhoenixThePhoenix: A mythical firebird that can resurrect itself after dying.



* RocBirds

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* RocBirdsRocBirds: Predatory birds of immense size, originating in Arabic folklore.
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* AcrophobicBird

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* AcrophobicBirdAcrophobicBird: A bird afraid of flying.



* ArtisticLicenseOrnithology
* BalloonBurstingBird

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* ArtisticLicenseOrnithology
ArtisticLicenseOrnithology: Fiction's portrayal of birds isn't accurate to how birds are in real life.
* BalloonBurstingBirdBalloonBurstingBird: A balloon gets popped by a bird's beak.



* BirdPoopGag

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* BirdPoopGagBirdPoopGag: Someone or something gets hit by bird droppings.



* CirclingVultures
* CluckingFunny
* CockADoodleDawn

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* CirclingVultures
CirclingVultures: Vultures circle around someone when they're at death's door.
* CluckingFunny
CluckingFunny: Humor involving chickens.
* CockADoodleDawnCockADoodleDawn: Rooster crows in the morning.



* DeliveryStork

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* DeliveryStorkDeliveryStork: Storks deliver babies to their parents.



* FeatheredFiend
* FeatherFingers

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* FeatheredFiend
FeatheredFiend: Evil birds.
* FeatherFingersFeatherFingers: A bird's wing feathers function the same as fingers.



* FowlMouthedParrot

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* FowlMouthedParrotFowlMouthedParrot: A parrot copies someone swearing.



* HomelessPigeonPerson

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* HomelessPigeonPersonHomelessPigeonPerson: A homeless person who cares for pigeons.



* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras

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* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburrasJunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: If there's a scene taking place in a jungle, chances are good that you'll hear the sound of a kookaburra in the background.



* NotInFrontOfTheParrot

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* NotInFrontOfTheParrotNotInFrontOfTheParrot: Someone gets in trouble because they said something embarrassing or incriminating in front of a parrot.



* PirateParrot
* PollyWantsAMicrophone

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* PirateParrot
PirateParrot: Pirates have parrots on their shoulders.
* PollyWantsAMicrophonePollyWantsAMicrophone: Parrots are actually able to talk instead of just copying what they hear other people say.



* ToothyBird

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* ToothyBirdToothyBird: Birds with teeth.
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* GoofyFeatheredDinosaur
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* OwlsAskWho
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* CagedBirdMetaphor
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* PeskyPigeons
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* CanaryInACoalMine
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* MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate
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* MorallyAmbiguousDucktorate
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* CockyRooster
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* FlyingFlightlessBird
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* BirdPoopGag
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* BirdPoopGag
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