What kind of bird is zapdos?

And dont say thunderbird cuz thats not a real bird. I wanna know what realistic type of bird he is

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Zapdos doesn’t seem to be based on one particular type of bird. It just appears to be a bird in general. If I had to categorize it, then I would place it as a mix of atype of Falconand some sort ofsparrow like creature.

Zapdos has the form of a large bird with black and yellow plumage. Itsspiky feathers make it appear to be made of lightning. Its tailfeathers stick out in several directions, furthering this illusion. Alarge crest of feathers decorates its head, and distinctive blackrings encircle its eyes. Its beak is very long and thin. While Zapdosis the smallest and lightest of the legendary birds, it is still alarge Pokémon.

It’s not actually a real bird. It’s just a yellow and black bird that sumons summer thunderstorms. Moltres is a Phoenix. While Articuno is just a normal huge bird with icicles coming off it’s wings posing as a winter blizzard bringer.So Zapdos is not actually a type of bird, just a creation by Game Freak :3

The Pokemon Zapdos is based off the mythological ‘Thunderbird’ as the Pokemon Moltres is based off not a Phoenix, as Ho-Oh is, but a ‘Firebird’ from mythology. Articuno was created to complete the color triad of Red/Blue/Yellow, and I don’t believe is based on a mythological bird of ice. Besides Articuno, Lugia is just a creation of GameFreak’s imagination/creativity.