# Blackbirds — Zuni Folktales character guide

> Blackbirds in Zuni Folktales by Frank Hamilton Cushing.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Blackbirds, The Blackbirds, their, themselves

**First appearance:** 0020-how-the-coyote-danced-with-the-blackbirds

## Who they are

Birds who dance with Coyote in a trickster tale.

## Relationships

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Blackbirds and Coyote are frequent trickster opponents, with the birds often getting the better of him.

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Blackbirds and Coyote are frequent trickster opponents, with the birds often getting the better of him.

### [Coyote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/characters/coyote)

_rivalry_

Blackbirds and Coyote are frequent trickster opponents, with the birds often getting the better of him.

## In the story

### [How the Coyote Danced with the Blackbirds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/zuni_folktales_se/chapters/how-the-coyote-danced-with-the-blackbirds)

The group of birds hosting the dance; they initially help the Coyote but later trick him by plucking his feathers mid-flight.

## Links

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