Avian Physiology

Avian Physiology
Maximum Ride (Maximum Ride)
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of birds.

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air."

― Wilbur Wright

The power to use the abilities of birds. Variation of Animal Imitation, Animal Morphing and Dinosaur Physiology.

Also Called

• Ave Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology
• Avian Body/Form/Mimicry
• Bird Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into birds, either every species, family, or a single species.

Applications

• Aerial Adaptation
• Atmospheric Adaptation
• Beak Protrusion
• Claw Retraction
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Balance
• Enhanced Endurance
• Enhanced Lung Capacity
• Enhanced Senses
• Enhanced Reflexes
• Hollow Skeleton
• Wing Manifestation which grants either Flight or Gliding.

Techniques

• Avian Swarming
• Prehensile Feet

Variations

• Aves Physiology
  • Neognathae Physiology
    • Galloanserae Physiology
      • Anatid Physiology (ducks, geese and swans): Enhanced Lung Capacity, Speed Swimming
      • Galliform Physiology (turkey, grouse, chicken, Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant): Camouflage, Prey Instinct
    • Neoavis Physiology
      • Aequalitornithes Physiology
        • Phoenicopterus Physiology (flamingos)
        • Charadriiform Physiology (auks, gulls, waders):
          • Lari Physiology (gulls, terns, skuas and skimmers): Enhanced Bite, Environmental Adaptation
          • Wader Physiology (waders/shorebirds):
        • Aequornithes Physiology
          • Ciconiiform Physiology (storks): Enhanced Touch
          • Pelecaniform Physiology (pelicans): Speed Swimming, Enhanced Lung Capacity, High-Speed Flight
            • Ardeidae Physiology (herons):
            • Pelecanidae Physiology (pelicans):
            • Phalacrocoracida Physiology (cormorants and shags):
          • Procellariiform Physiology (albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters):
          • Sphenisciform Physiology (penguins): Speed Swimming, Enhanced Lung Capacity
          • Suliform Physiology (gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and darters):
      • Columbavis Physiology
        • Cuculidae Physiology (cuckoos):
        • Columbiform Physiology (doves and pigeons): High-Speed Flight
      • Gruiform Physiology (cranes, rails, coots, limpkins, and sun grebes): Enhanced Dexterity, Enhanced Agility
      • Opisthocomidae Physiology (hoatzin): Claw Retraction, Stench Generation
      • Telluravis Physiology (land birds):
        • Passerine Physiology (Passerines/perching birds): Prey Instinct
          • Corvidae Physiology (crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, etc.):
          • Fringillidae Physiology (finch, canary, grosbeaks, serin, etc.):
          • Hirundinidae Physiology (swallows and martins): High-Speed Flight
          • Laniidae Physiology (shrikes): Impale
          • Menura Physiology (lyrebirds): Omnitone
        • Picocoraciae Physiology (kingfishers, Hoopoe, bee-eaters):
          • Piciform Physiology (woodpeckers): Prehensile Tongue
        • Psittaciform Physiology (parrots): Enhanced Bite
        • Phorusrhacid Physiology (terror birds)/Extinct: Predator Instinct
        • Raptor Physiology (falcons, eagles, hawks, vultures, condors): Telescopic Vision, Claw Retraction, Enhanced Bite, Decelerated Aging
          • Argentavis Physiology/Extinct: Enhanced Strength, Unnatural Size
          • Strigiform Physiology (owls): Camouflage, Claw Retraction, Enhanced Bite, Enhanced Hearing, Inaudibility, Night Vision
      • Strisores Physiology (oilbirds, potoos, nighthawks, nightjars): Night Vision, Echolocation, Camouflage, Inaudibility, Hibernation, Darkness Adaptation
        • Apodiform Physiology (swifts, treeswifts, hummingbirds): High-Speed Flight
  • Palaeognath Physiology (ostriches, emus, cassowaries): Claw Retraction, Enhanced Speed

Mythical Avians

• Mythical Avian Physiology
• Transcendent Bird Physiology

Associations

• Air Manipulation
• Animal Imitation
• Avian Manipulation
• Animal Morphing
• Avian Transmutation
• Dinosaur Physiology - see Origin of birds.
• Egg Generation
• Feather Projection
• Superbird Physiology

Avians are associated with great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus user with this power may have access to:

• Albatross: Curse Inducement, Spirit Physiology (souls of lost sailors)
• Crane: Human Disguise, Healing, Semi-Immortality, Martial Arts
• Dodo: Cartoon Physics, Mortality
• Nighthawks/Nightjars/Whip-poor-will: Death Sense, Spirit Physiology (souls of dead infants)
• Pelicans: Afterlife Manipulation
• Vultures: Guardianship

Limitations

• Takes time for beginners in order to control their traits.
• May be difficult/impossible to revert to original form.
• Even partial physiology may cause user to be susceptible to Avian Manipulation.

Known Users

See Also: Avian Tropes.

• Nora Darhk (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
• The Goddess/Setsuna (Angel Tales)
• Joshua Rauje (The Young Guardians book series)
• Talon (Static Shock)
• Carter Hall/Hawkman (DC Comics)
• Hawkgirl (DC Comics)
• Vanessa Kapatelis/Silver Swan (DC Comics)
• Wenonah Littlebird/Owlwoman (DC Comics)
• Vixen (Arrowverse/DC Comics)
  • Mari MCcabe
  • Amaya Jiwe
• Harpies (Marvel Comics)
• Leland Owlsley/Owl (Marvel Comics)
• BloodHawk (Marvel Comics)
• Bird-Brain (Marvel Comics)
• Cal'syee Neramani/Deathbird (Marvel Comics)
• Melissa Gold/Songbird (Marvel Comics)
• John Horton/Griffin (Marvel Comics)
• Great Eagles (Tolkien)
• SCP-918-1 - Baby Mill (SCP Foundation)
• Several Rahi (Bionicle)
• Hadenya (Yes! Pretty cure 5)
• Peregrine (Wild Cards series)
• Fukuro (Fairy Tail)
• Kawazu (Fairy Tail)
• Ernie The Giant Chicken (Family Guy)
• Kick'in Hawk (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Pell (One Piece); via Devil Fruit
• Baron Tamago (One Piece); via Devil Fruit
• Buzz (One Piece)
• Elemental Hero Avian (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• The Flock (Maximum Ride)
• Falcon (Marvel Comics)
• Swain (League of Legends)
• Mint Aizawa (Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power)
• Bean the Dynamite (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Scratch (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Battle Kukku Empire (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Wave the Swallow (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Storm the Albatross (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Mobian birds (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cinder the Pheasant
  • Bow Sparrow
  • Alan Quail
  • Guru Emu
  • Jolt the Roadrunner
• Tekno the Canary (Sonic the Comic)
• Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie)
• Breegulls (Banjo-Kazooie)
• Iago (Disney's Aladdin)
• Ono (The Lion Guard)
• Hikui Birds (Dragon Ball)
• Ostrich Chickens (Dragon Ball)
• Ganos (Dragon Ball Super)
• Hawks (My Hero Academia)
• Birdman (Birdman and the Galaxy Trio)
• Birdmen (Buck Rogers)
• LOVE (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Ritos (The Legend of Zelda)
• Watarara Tribe (The Legend of Zelda)
• Loftwings (The Legend of Zelda)
• Phoenix Tribe (Ranma 1/2)
• Jibberjays (Super Mario Galaxy 2)
• Banana Birds (Donkey Kong Country)
• Emma Tolly (Charlie Bone)
• Ravens (Super Mario/Yoshi series)
• Stealth Bird (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Maximum Ride (Maximum Ride)
• Bird People (Merc Storia)
• Mulawins and Ravenas (Mulawin)
• Dyosa Cielo (DYOSA TV Series)
• Azul (Combo Ninos)
• Garudamon (Digimon)
• Aquilamon (Digimon)
• Sinduramon (Digimon)
• Skyress (Bakugan)
• Ravenoid (Bakugan)
• Falconeer (Bakugan)
• Ingram (Bakugan)
• Hawktor (Bakugan)
• Spyron (Bakugan)
• Shapeshifters and shapeshifter-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
  • Roberto Esparza
  • Perry Gomez
• Chickee/Tart (Eto Rangers)
• Bird-of-Paradise (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Peacock (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Raptarr (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
• Pete (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Martin Milton (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Experiment 323 "Hunkahunka" (Lilo & Stitch)
• Eagle Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
• Eagle Legend Beast (Lego Legends of Chima)
• Howl Pendragon (Howls' Moving Castle)
• Birds (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Crane
  • Shen
  • Master Chicken
• Chickens (Disney's Robin Hood)
  • Lady Kluck
  • Alan-A-Dale
• Secretary Bird (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
• Birds (Disney's Chicken Little)
  • Chickens
    • Ace "Chicken Little" Cluck
    • Buck Cluck
  • Mayor Turkey Lurkey
• Mystia Lorelei (Touhou Project)
• Utsuho Reiuji (Touhou Project)
• Aya Shameimaru (Touhou Project)
• Hatate Himekaidou (Touhou Project)
• Tokiko (Touhou Project)
• Lowrie (The Gray Garden)
• Memoca (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Nekoyama (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)
• Ymbrynes (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
• Rock (Ice Scream)
• Peraco (Ice Scream)
• Pootis Birds (TF2 Freak)
• Maurie (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger)
• Chicken (Cow and Chicken)
• Goose (Franklin)
• Anthropomorphic canaries (Scaredy Squirrel)
  • Nestor
  • Momm
• Avian Monsters (Power Rangers franchise)
  • Chunky Chicken
  • Peckster
  • Turkey Jerk
• Captain Celaeno (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Birds (Roobarb/Roobarb and Custard Too)
• Rookie (Roobarb and Custard Too)
• The Beakles (Pinky and Perky/The Pinky and Perky Show)
• Harriet (Timmy Time)
• Drumstick (FARMkids)
• Emu (Untalkative Bunny)
• Quilly (Angelmouse)
• Ponto (The Hydronauts)
• Anthropomorphic avians (The Adventures of the American Rabbit)
• Clara (Funky Valley)
• Doodle Doo (Funky Valley)
• Percy (Funky Valley)
• Swallow (Funky Valley)
• The Convocation (Fear Mythos)
• Birds (The Twisted Whiskers Show)
  • Ird
• Harry (Pororo the Little Penguin)
• Ostrich (Dragon)
• Lolly (The Koala Brothers)
• Tallulah (Maisy)
• Sandy the Chicken (Meet the Feebles)
• Anthropomorphic avians (Almost Naked Animals)
• Boy Bird (Round the Twist)
• Birds (Rio)
• Melissa (Planet Dolan)

Gallery

Washio (Buso Renkin) the hawk homunculus.

As well as possessing Sonic Scream, Talon (Static Shock) possesses bird-like prowess and traits.

Carter Hall/HawkMan and HawkGirl (DC Comics)

Mari MCCabe/Vixen (Arrowverse)

Amaya Jiwe/Vixen (Arrowverse)

Nora Darhk (Arrowverse/DC Comics)

Kapatelis/Silver Swan (DC Comics)

An aarakocra (Dungeons & Dragons)

Dyna Blade (Kirby)

A Jibberjay (Super Mario)

A Chozo (Metroid)

Ritos (The Legend of Zelda), a race of humanoid birds.

The Hikui Bird (Dragon Ball)

Clockwerk (Sly Cooper)

General Tsao (Sly Cooper), an anthropomorphic rooster.

The Pidgey trio (Pokémon)

Squawks (Donkey Kong)

Redwing (Marvel Comics), pet falcon of the Falcon

Cal'syee Neramani/Deathbird (Marvel Comics)

Melissa Gold/Songbird (Marvel Comics)

Thundra (Aladdin - TV Series) is a rainbird and queen of the rainforest.

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Bird-of-Paradise (Valkyrie Crusade) is a divine bird from paradise, and make all who view her rainbow-colored wings feel like they are in paradise.

Peacock (Valkyrie Crusade)

A Flicky (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Wave the Swallow (Sonic the Hedgehog), an anthropomorphic swallow.

Storm the Albatross (Sonic the Hedgehog), an anthropomorphic albatross.

Bow Sparrow (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian sparrow.

Guru Emu (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian emu.

Alan Quail (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian quail.

Jolt the Roadrunner (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian roadrunner.

Cinder the Pheasant (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog), a mobian pheasant.

Raptarr (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2003 TV series)

Pete (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series), a mutant pigeon.

Hunkahunka, A.K.A. Experiment 323 (Lilo & Stitch)

Crane (Kung Fu Panda), an anthropomorphic crane.

Shen (Kung Fu Panda 2), an anthropomorphic peafowl.

Chicken (Kung Fu Panda 3), an anthropomorphic rooster.

Lady Kluck (Disney's Robin Hood), an anthropomorphic hen.

Alan-A-Dale (Disney's Robin Hood), an anthropomorphic rooster.

Secretary Bird (Bedknobs and Broomsticks), an anthropomorphic secretarybird.

Ace "Chicken Little" Cluck (Disney's Chicken Little), an anthropomorphic rooster.

Mayor Turkey Lurkey (Disney's Chicken Little), an anthropomorphic turkey.

Mystia Lorelei (Touhou Project)

Utsuho Reiuji (Touhou Project)

Aya Shameimaru (Touhou Project)

Hatate Himekaidou (Touhou Project)

"Tokiko" (Touhou Project) Nameless in canon but fans commonly refer her as 'Tokiko'

Lowrie (The Gray Garden)

Memoca (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)

Nekoyama (Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea)

Rock (Ice Scream) His rockhopper penguin form...

...and Rock's humanoid form

Peraco (Ice Scream)

Maurie (Ty the Tasmanian Tiger), an anthropomorphic sulphur-crested cockatoo.

Chicken (Cow and Chicken), an anthropomorphic chicken.

Anthropomorphic canaries (Scaredy Squirrel); Nestor...

...and Momma.

Baron Tamago (One Piece) can evolve into a chicken.

When LOVE (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) fuses with the darkness she becomes a large griffin-like creature.

Pell (One Piece) ate the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon allowing him to turn into a falcon hybrid...

...or a full falcon.

Miss Friday (One Piece) is a vulture and Baroque Works agent partnered with Mr 13. These two punish any agent who fails their mission.

Captain Celaeno (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), an anthropomorphic parrot.

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Pootis Birds (TF2 Freak)