Warusagi Birds

Warusagi Birds (Evil Herons in the Viz Manga and Bilker Birds in the 4Kids dub): These birds are an crane like species that is found in Sandora Desert. They would lay on the ground, pretending to be dead but when the travelers pass, they would steal their belongings. They were known as "thief birds".

Luffy found few of them, thinking they are dead and ordered Chopper to help them, but Vivi tries to warn them. However it was to late, the baggage they were carrying were stolen.

Waru means "bad" in Japanese, while sagi can mean either "heron" or "swindler".

First Appearance: Chapter 162; Episode 97