The Dragon Bird Korra Befriends is Neither a Phoenix nor a Dragon.
It is , as it’s name says, a combination of both.
Can I have one?
As I pointed out in the pictures, the Dragon Bird has features of both Dragon and Phoenix.
Dragons have:
The horns of a deer.
The head of a crocodile.
A demon’s eyes.
The neck of a snake.
A hawk’s claws.
The palms of a tiger.
A cow’s ears.
A Phoenix has
Historically:
the beak of a rooster,
the face of a swallow,
the forehead of a fowl,
the neck of a snake,
the breast of a goose,
the back of a tortoise,
the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish.
Or
Today:
the head of a golden pheasant,
the body of a mandarin duck,
the tail of a peacock,
the legs of a crane,
the mouth of a parrot,
and the wings of a swallow.
Image source: One
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 10:48:00