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kalaviṅka

fantastical creature in Buddhism with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail
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kalaviṅka

Summary

kalaviṅka ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kalaviṅka is a type of legendary bird[2].
  • kalaviṅka is a type of mythical human-animal hybrid[3].
  • kalaviṅka's Commons category is recorded as Kalaviṅka[4].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'कलविंक'}[5].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '迦陵頻伽'}[6].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '迦陵频伽'}[7].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '迦陵頻伽'}[8].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '가릉빈가'}[9].
  • kalaviṅka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'my', 'text': 'ကရဝိက်'}[10].
  • kalaviṅka's taxon range is recorded as Sukhavati[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include legendary bird[2] and mythical human-animal hybrid[3].

Why It Matters

kalaviṅka ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (292 views/month).[1] kalaviṅka has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] kalaviṅka is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Sukhavati
    Subclass of → legendary bird, mythical human-animal hybrid
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q298354, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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