The South Bird (サウスバード Sausu Bādo?) is a type of bird found in Jaya and Skypiea. These strange looking birds have an odd habit of always pointing their head south, no matter where they are (much to the amusement of Luffy). In fact, they find it most uncomfortable to point in any other direction. Because of this, they were used in ancient times to navigate. They have a very strange call (jyooooooh) that can control bugs. There are other varieties of birds whose heads point a particular direction, and they are closely related enough for a south bird to mate with a north bird and produce eastern and western birds as a result.