Mythological birds

long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn in Arabian, East Asian, and Greco-Roman mythology

creatures half bird and half woman who lured sailors by the sweetness of her song

the Yazidi name for the central figure of their faith

thumb|Qazwini's depiction of the anqa in The Wonders of Creation Anqa (), also spelled ''''Anqa', or Anka, or Anqa Mughrib or Anqa al-Mughrib''' (), is a golden mysterious or fabulous female bird in pre-Islamic Arab mythology. She is said to fly far away and only appear once in ages. However, it is also said that she can be found at the place of the setting of the sun.

300px|thumb|Aitvaras costume in the Parade of Dragons in Kraków in 2012

thumb|220px|Modern representation of a golden Alicanto. The alicanto, in Chilean mythology, is a nocturnal flightless bird of the Atacama desert, which is said to run at night with glowing outspread wings, glittering in the gold or silver color deriving from the precious ores it supposedly eats. Some say it has strangely shining eyes. If the bird can be successfully detected without being noticed, it will lead the miner or prospector to a mother lode of gold or silver. But if the bird detects a human, it is said to extinguish its illumination, then disappear into darkness, or worse, lead the h