Analogues

Scholars have observed analogues to the garuda in a variety of cultures. These analogues include 

1. Persian anka, 
2. phoenix and  
3. gandaberunda, 
4. the Russian firebird, 
5. the Persian simorgh, 
6. the Turkish kerkes, 
7. the Tibetan Me byi karmo, 
8. the Chinese fenghuang, and 
9. the Japanese hō-ō.