Screeching bird
General information
Habitat Earth Kingdom; specifically Foggy Swamp
Status Active
Chronological information
First appearance "The Swamp" (only appearance)

The screeching bird is a small, fluffy white bird that can be found in the Foggy Swamp in the southern Earth Kingdom. It is known for its ominous scream.

Contents 1 History 2 Anatomy 3 Connection 4 References 5 See also 6 Comments

History Edit

While walking through the mysterious swamp, Aang, Katara, and Sokka stopped to make camp. As Sokka tried to convince the group that it was just a normal swamp, a nearby screech from this bird frightened them, and they huddled together to quell each other's fear.

Later, when Team Avatar was having dinner, another screeching bird landed nearby and, after letting out its awful scream, was swatted away by a tree root.^[1]

Anatomy Edit

The screeching bird has white or light gray feathers that appear to be puffed up all around its body. Its eyes and beak are almost hidden by its pudgy face; the eyes especially appear beady and dark beneath its head feathers. Though its beak appears very tiny when closed, it can open very wide to emit a loud shriek that sounds like a woman screaming.

Connection Edit

The bird does not really seem to have any real world connections beyond its appearance as a bird, although its terrifying shriek may have been inspired by the call of the real-life spot-bellied eagle-owl, or perhaps the similarly-named screech owl.

References Edit

See also Edit

• Fauna in the World of Avatar

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