king of birds

king of birds

Any bird for which a group, nation, or culture has a great amount of admiration or respect, especially an eagle. Seeing a bald eagle up close in the wild, it is easy to see why the king of birds was chosen to be on our country's seal.
See also: bird, king, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

king of birds

the eagle.
See also: bird, king, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • day the eagle flies
  • the day the eagle flies
  • eagle freak
  • the eagle flies
  • when the eagle flies
  • legal eagle
  • legal-eagle
  • be in awe of (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
King of Birds played one of its hits from its debut album at a fundraiser last year and had no idea it would travel so far.
Her fifth studio album TRaces released in 2012 included tracks inspired by the Occupy London protests ('King of Birds') and Donald Trump's controversial golf course development in Aberdeenshire ('Cover Your Eyes').
In the Salinas Valley, the king of birds is the federally endangered California condor.
Gamayun Tales, Volume 1: The King of Birds introduces readers to Russian folktales.
It is like a national bird in Qatar and most of the Gulf countries, which have falcon hospitals to provide necessary treatment to the king of birds. The scholar said that an important bond is created between owners and falcons, and the birds are treated with great care and respect.
As the lion was traditionally considered the king of beasts and the eagle was the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature.
"This is another blow for us, especially for our conservation program where we have been trying so hard to perpetuate the existence of our 'haring ibon' (king of birds)," Lim said in a news release.
The video's title literally means "30 birds" but also refers to the mythical king of birds. In the video, 30 birds -- some captured in the wild and caged for the first time, others long accustomed to life in a cage, and yet others born in cages -- are recorded inside a cage with a hole in its top.
The griffon vulture, king of birds, is first on the list of non-kosher food.
Being an amalgam of the king of beasts and the king of birds, the griffin was considered both a symbol of royal majesty and divine power.
Half human and half bird, Garuda is Lord Visnu's vahana (vehicle) and is also known as king of birds. Hinduism is oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and moksh (liberation) is its ultimate goal.
The Roman legions conquered most of Europe fighting under the eagle standard,and throughout North America this king of birds was revered as divine.
The songs of dozens of birds drift across the rainforest, dominated by the cries of a crested drongo, known locally as the king of birds.
The griffin had the power of the king of birds and the king of beast, which made it doubly royal and strong.
Madonna With Child, Hero of the Western World, Romulus the Victor, and King of Birds (all works 1992).