Birds in religion

species of bird

event in the life of Jesus

thumb|180px|An augur with sacred chicken; he holds a lituus, the curved wand often used as a symbol of augury on Roman coins Augury was the Roman religious practice of observing the behavior of birds to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur, read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" () means "looking at birds". Auspex, another word for augur, can be translated to "one who looks at birds". Depending upon the birds, the auspices from the gods could be favorable or unfavorable (auspicious or inauspicious). Sometimes politically motivated augurs wou

Mahamayuri ( ("great peacock"), Kǒngquè Míngwáng, , , Gongjak Myeongwang), or Mahāmāyūrī Vidyārājñī is a bodhisattva and female Wisdom King in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. In the latter tradition, Mahamayuri is a popular practice in both the Chinese and Japanese forms of Vajrayana. She is also the name of one of the five protective goddesses in Buddhism.

thumb|Etruscan wall painting from Tomba degli Auguri (c. 530 BC) showing two augurs

lectern in an eagle shape

symbological concepts pertaining to doves since the Mezopotamian age, dove used as symbol of a god, love, peace or even war

divination by means of parrot picking cards

thumb|Limoges enamel dove, [[Walters Art Museum]]