Tigmamanukan

The Tigmamanukan is an omen bird in Philippine mythology.

The Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella turcosa) is one of two species that have been suggested to be the actual bird referred to by the ancient Tagalogs as the tigmamanukan.

Etymology

Tigmamanukan originated from a Tagalog word "manuk" or "manok", which means “chicken”. However, in Pre-colonial Philippines, it refers to any bird, lizard or snake that crossed one's path.

Stories

According to one of the Filipino creation myth, the accountable for opening the bamboo that let out the first man and first woman was the Tigmamanukan.

See also

• Sarimanok

References

• Scott, William Henry (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. ISBN 971-550-135-4.
• Zamora, Adelaida (24 February 2005). Nagbuhat Sa Bughaw.
• Forbes, Henry (Oct., 1885). A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A Narrative of Travel and Exploration from 1878 to 1883. The American Naturalist
• Meyer, A.B.. The Tagals Tigmamanukan. in Blumentritt, Ferdinand. Dictionario Mitologica de Pilipinas. pp. 34, 118
• Garcia, Mauro (Ed.) (1979). Readings in Philippine Prehistory. Manila 1979: Filipiniana Book Guild, Inc.