Avian humanoids (people with the characteristics of birds) are a common motif in folklore and popular fiction, mainly found in Greek, Roman, Meitei, Hindu, Persian mythology, etc.
In the medieval world, angels became the winged intermediaries between God and humans. Personifications of abstract concepts, such as Love (Eros), Victory (Nike), Sleep (Hypnos) and Death (Thanatos), could also appear as winged humans.
What if we did have wings though? Even if humans did have wings, we wouldn't immediately be able to fly. To fly, we would also need the right body size and metabolism. Metabolism is our body's ability to use fuel (such as from the food we eat) to make energy, which helps us move.
An ornithologist is someone who studies ornithology — the branch of science devoted to birds.
In ancient Greek mythology, a Siren is a hybrid creature with the body of a bird and the head of a human. Sirens are traditionally understood to be female, but similar figures with beards can be labeled either as Sirens or as daemons.
A kinnara is a creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology. They are described as part human and part bird, and have a strong association with music and love. Believed to come from the Himalayas, they often watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger.
Harpy – A half-bird, half-woman creature of Greek mythology, portrayed sometimes as a woman with bird wings and legs.
In the furry fandom, an avian, also known as featheries, is a bird or bird-like character and/or person who generally identifies with said phenotype.
Nike was the winged goddess of victory. Athletes who wanted to win worshipped her.
The very mention of some exotic avian delight, a purple peruvian rock thrush for example, sends them into paroxisms. They literally twitch; hence "twitchers".
The Wright brothers may have invented the first motorised aircraft, but the 9th century engineer Abbas Ibn Firnas is considered to be the first human to fly with the help of a pair of wings built by silk, wood and real feathers.
All animals have genes that decide and control the development of organs. Due to these genes, it is impossible to find humans born with wings.
So humans cannot grow gills because they already have a respiratory system that is much more developed than aquatic animals and also being land inhabitants they do not require gills. Thus humans cannot grow gills.
Icarus, in Greek mythology, son of the inventor Daedalus who perished by flying too near the Sun with waxen wings.
The manananggal is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body. Their fangs and wings give them a vampire-like appearance.
Tuuletar, goddess or spirit of the wind.
Hermes, who had winged feet, was the messenger of the gods and could fly anywhere with great speed.
The Amazons (in Greek, Ἀμαζόνες) were a mythical and ancient nation of female warriors. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia. The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians.
The top three most expensive and coveted furs around the globe are sable, lynx and chinchilla. Each of these furs possess characteristics that make them unique, extremely luxurious and highly sought-after.
The term “greymuzzle” is sometimes used by furries who have been in the fandom for significantly longer (12.3 years vs. 6.2 years, on average) or who are older than the average furry (e.g., 42.2 years old, on average). Approximately 9% of furries self-identify as greymuzzles.
Siren : one of a group of female creatures in Greek mythology whose singing attracted sailors and caused them to sail into dangerous water or toward rocks.
The grosbeak is what's known in the scientific community as a gynandromorph — an organism that displays both male and female sex characteristics. It's a rare, but not unheard of, phenomenon across the animal kingdom, appearing in birds, butterflies, crustaceans, and snakes, just to name a few.
Ipotanes or hippotaynes are mythical creatures; a race of half-horse, half-humans. They are usually depicted as the reverse of centaurs, having human bodies with the heads of horses.