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Description & Connections
Cockatrices, and the subspecies Ziz are large, lumbering, flightless birds. Ziz, found in the Near East, are much more brightly colored than their Middle-Lands counterparts. They have even been tamed by the Mamool Ja to be used as pack and mount birds, in addition to being deployed as free-roaming guards throughout Mamook, and being used by the Mamool Ja in assaults on Al Zahbi.

They are naturally aggressive animals that attack on sight with their powerful beaks and petrifying gaze. Their large size and nasty temperament can make them a rather imposing presence to many explorers of Vana'diel.

Upon defeating these birds, adventurers may be rewarded with their meat, which is a highly desired commodity for cooks across Vana'diel. The skin is also valued, as it is used in a number of moderately high-level synthesis recipes.

Special Abilities

These are the most common abilities shared by members of this family and its subspecies. Click on individual monster pages for details on unique abilities. Learnable Blue Magic is indicated with icons next to their links.

Notorious Monsters in Family

Name Spawn Information Level Zone Notable Drop(s)
Alectryon Forced Spawn by trading a Cockatrice Tailmeat and Quivering Eft Egg to ??? at (H-8) ❔ Abyssea - Tahrongi Hoard Ring
Key ItemFat-lined Cockatrice Skin
Chonchon Timed Spawn every 60 minutes to 90 minutes at (F-9) 39-40 Meriphataud Mountains Headlong Belt
Coquecigrue Lottery Spawn from the Tabar Beak at (I-6) 74-75 Sauromugue Champaign (S) Coquecigrue Skin
Deadly Dodo Lottery Spawn from the Tabar Beaks around (I-6) to (K-6) every 2 hours 39-40 Sauromugue Champaign Dodo Skin
Killer Jonny Lottery Spawn from the Sand Cockatrice on the hill around (H-7) Verification Needed 85+ Cape Teriggan Fendoir
Pelican Lottery Spawn from the Greater Cockatrice around (G-9) every 12 hours 80-81 Kuftal Tunnel Astral Aspis
Skewer Sam Timed Spawn every 21-24 hours. 54 Garlaige Citadel Wind Spear
Waraxe Beak Timed Spawn every 21-24 hours 55-56 Meriphataud Mountains Monsoon Tekko
Wherwetrice Forced Spawn by trading a Mangled Cockatrice Skin to ??? at NE corner of (I-8) ❔ Abyssea - Attohwa Divinus Grip
Goetia Seal: Head
Estoqueur's Seal: Head
Savant's Seal: Head
Orison Seal: Head
Key ItemJade Abyssite of Expertise
Zizzy Zillah Lottery Spawn from the Ziz around (I-9) ~79 Mamook Fencing Bracers
Namikirimaru

Battlefield NMs: Giant Moa (BCNM)

Other NMs: Attack Ziz (Besieged), Nightmare Cockatrice (Dynamis), Unlucky Beak (Special Event), Zebra Zachary (Salvage), Ziz (Salvage)

Monsters in Family

Name Level Zone
Axe Beak 25-28 Meriphataud Mountains
66-69 Meriphataud Mountains (S)
Tabar Beak 34-37 Sauromugue Champaign
52-54 Sauromugue Champaign (S)
Cockatrice 50-53 Labyrinth of Onzozo
Sand Cockatrice 71-74 Cape Teriggan
Ziz 76-78 Mamook
❔ Nyzul Isle
Greater Cockatrice 78-80 Kuftal Tunnel
Molted Ziz ❔ Mamool Ja Training Grounds - Blitzkrieg
Cluckatrice ❔ Abyssea - Tahrongi
Amuckatrice ❔ Abyssea - Attohwa
Dune Cockatrice ❔ Abyssea - Altepa

See Also

Derivations

A creature from classic folklore which was described as a giant rooster with some lizard or dragon-like characteristics. It was reported to be hatched from a hen's egg laid in the nest of a serpent or in some accounts a toad. The Cockatrice could turn people to stone by looking at them, or in some accounts breathing on them. It is considered similar to, yet different from the Basilisk (see Basilic), which is hatched from a serpent's egg in a hen's nest.

Source entry: User:ToastTheKnowing/Sandbox/Bestiary/Cockatrice. Cached on this server on 6 November 2026.

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