The Stork. Think about it, the stork is the bird that "brings infants to their parents" so to speak, it is the best bird to associate with new life. New birth. It is in all the children's tells and old stories to cover up how infants really come to be. The phoenix is a mythical bird known for rising from the ashes and being reborn.
The kiwi, a bird native to New Zealand is probably the bird most associated with the country. It appears on a New Zealand coin, there is a fruit called a kiwifruit, it is the name of a rugby team, and pakeha people living in New Zealand call themselves 'kiwis' just as often as they call themselves 'New Zealanders'.
The bird associated with the ancient Egyptian god Horus is the falcon.
The bird commonly associated with Thanksgiving dinners is spelled "turkey."
You may be thinking of the sea bird, penguin.
Vulture
The Phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection, and life after death. In ancient Greek mythology, it was associated with the sun god.
Bird Life was created in 1975.
Bird Life has 284 pages.
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There are two birds widely associated with war, The Vulture and the Carrion Crow. They have both been seen circling the field of a finished fight and are thus associated.
New Zealand's natural or national bird is the kiwi bird.
You can compare the Bird of Paradise's relationship with Papua New Guinea to Australia's with kangaroos. The Bird of Paradise is just a very common bird in New Guinea, that has become a symbol to represent PNG. To Papua New Guineans, the Bird of Paradise is their identity; it is a symbol of patriotism.