Thunderbird (mythology)

Thunderbird

A Northwest Coast styled Kwakiutl totem pole depicting a thunderbird.
Grouping	Legendary creature
Similar entities	Rain Bird, Pamola
Folklore	Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Region	North America

The thunderbird is a legendary creature particular to North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength.

It is especially important and frequently depicted in the art, songs, and oral histories of many Pacific Northwest Coast cultures, but is also found in various forms among some peoples of the American Southwest, East Coast of the United States, Great Lakes, and Great Plains. In modern times it has achieved notoriety as a purported cryptid, similar to creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.