The most memorable birds in all of pop culture

Hawkgirl was first introduced in comic book form way back in 1940. Since then, she’s been seen in a variety of animated series, including Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High, as well as the hit TV series Smallville. In recent years, she flew onto the big screen and into new fans’ hearts in 2025’s Superman.

With that signature canary yellow color and bulbous head, Tweety Bird is one of the most popular and recognizable of the Looney Tunes gang.

No, Dove Cameron is not an actual bird, but the Descendants star’s name derives from a feathered friend that typically signifies peace and hope.

Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan messed with the minds of audiences, and its lead character, played by Natalie Portman, as she faced her inner saboteur.

Grammy winner Billie Eilish really put her all into one of the most mesmerizing songs of the 21st century when she dropped “Birds of a Feather.”

Disney has had a plethora of winged creatures, but only one comes to mind when it comes to the bird with the biggest attitude, and that is Iago from Aladdin, who was famously voiced by the late Gilbert Gottfried.

The T-Birds weren’t so much animals as they were a group of “teens” in the ‘70s classic, Grease.

What started as a mobile app craze turned into a box office hit when The Angry Birds Movie hit theaters in 2016. While the sequel only took in about half of what the original did, a third film is still slated for release on Christmas 2026.

Donald Duck is one of the OG Disney characters, and was so popular that Disney decided he needed to grant Donald a family. With that came his female counterpart, Daisy, a few nephews, and an uncle whose riches inspired a generation to want nothing more than to swim in a sea of gold coins.

Name a more famous song about crying and birds. We’ll wait.

There are a good deal of sports teams named after birds, but only the Philadelphia Eagles are synonymous with “Go Birds!”

Big Bird and Co. are responsible for multiple generations learning to love education. He’s a national treasure.

The Hawkes aren’t predators of the sky, but rather a father and daughter who can act circles around many.

The Phoenix is often a symbol for those who hit the bottom of the barrel but are able to rise again. It’s also used in the title of this Harry Potter book and movie.

Before she was a “Promiscuous Girl,” Nelly Furtado was like a bird with her hit debut single in 2000.

The Road Runner from Looney Tunes can best be described as silent yet deadly. Well, deadly if you’re Wile E. Coyote.

Toucan Sam has been the face of Froot Loops since the breakfast cereal hit shelves in 1963.

This one might confuse those who aren’t fans of the FXX series, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but Sweet Dee is one of the main characters whose appearance is always likened to some sort of bird, or just birds in general. It’s one of the longest-running bits of the series.

The Mighty Ducks  movies then inspired the Anaheim Ducks a year after the first movie was released. Since then, the hockey film has inspired a new generation with a wonderful, yet short-lived, Disney+ series.

Thanks to Lynyrd Skynyrd, concertgoers until the end of time will have to hear someone in the crowd yell “Free Bird!”

Sheryl Crow and the Counting Crows really need to do some sort of collaboration. Yes, it’s long overdue, as it would’ve hit more in the ‘90s, but it’s what the millennials out there deserve.

One cannot have the Looney Tunes without Daffy Duck.

Mockingjay is one of the books that helped The Hunger Games series become a worldwide phenomenon.