I know that Oda named a few of his female characters, like Tsuru, Tashigi and Kuina, after different kinds of birds, but I'm only aware of these three characters following that theme. Out of curiosity, are there more female characters who share their names with birds?
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Female characters who share their names with birds (bolded is the bird name):
- Nico Robin: Japanese robin
- Nojiko: Japanese yellow bunting
- Tashigi: Common snipe
- Kuina: Water rail
- Aisa: Seaducks
- O-Tsuru-san: Crane
- Hina: Chick (young chicken)
- Mozu: Bull-headed shrike
- Kiwi: Kiwi
For the sake of completeness, for the male characters:
- Donquixote Doflamingo: Flamingo
- Dracule Mihawk: Hawk
- Kuzan/Aokiji: Japanese green pheasent
- Fukuro: Owl
- Karasu: Crow
- Pell the Falcon: Falcon
- Marco the Phoenix: Phoenix
Note: this list only includes character names. It excludes characters/others that are directly related to birds (e.g. Monet's harpy).
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Note: there's always a chance I missed some people. Just let me know in the comment. – Aki Tanaka Jul 19 '18 at 13:17
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Robin might be the most obvious one. It's also worth to mention that her autograph is a bird as well:
