Origin: China - Monstrous birds that kidnap human children. Kidnapped girls will become new Gu Huo Niao. They can take off their feathers, and a man who steals the feathers can make her his wife.
A bird of Chinese lore that kidnaps human girls and raises them as its own.
It is normally seen in bird form, but it is said to be able to take off its feathers and become a human woman. A girl kidnapped and raised by a Gu Huo Niao is said to become one herself.
A bird of Chinese lore that kidnaps human girls and raises them as its own.
It is normally seen in bird form, but it is said to be able to take off its feathers and become a human woman. A girl kidnapped and raised by a Gu Huo Niao is said to become one herself.
A bird of Chinese lore that kidnaps human girls and raises them as its own.
It is normally seen in bird form, but it is said to be able to take off its feathers and become a human woman. A girl kidnapped and raised by a Gu Huo Niao is said to become one herself.
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Japanese
コカクチョウ
Kokakuchou. Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese characters 姑獲鳥, meaning "motherly seizing bird."