Hudhud (mythology) VS Thunderbird (mythology)

Hudhud (English: Hoopoe, Arabic: الهدهد‎, Turkish: Ibibik, Persian: هدهد‎, Urdu: ہوپو / ہد ہد‎) was, according to the Quran, the messenger and envoy of the prophet Sulayman. It refers to the sagacious birds in Islamic mythology, also referred to in The Conference of the Birds, a Persian poem by Attar of Nishapur as the "king of birds". The bird appears twice in the 27th chapter of An-Naml. Hudhud, as described by the Quran played an important role between Sulayman and Queen of Sheba while carrying messages between the two.The word "birds" appears thirteen times in the central religious text of the Muslims, while the word "bird" appears five times, including the Hoopoe twice, which in Islamic belief is often recognized as a creature for communication activities.

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The thunderbird is a legendary creature in certain 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.

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