Big Bird's counterparts from international co-productions of Sesame Street are often mentioned as his "cousins." In 2021, Big Bird posted a thread on Twitter about many of his international cousins.

2021年2月18日 · While Sesame Street’s Big Bird is definitely one of a kind, it turns out he’s got plenty of cousins! In a recent post on Twitter , the beloved character reminisced about his fellow feathered family members––and he shared pics!

Abelardo is a giant parrot with a green body, pink and red head, yellow beak, and big tail. This young cousin of Big Bird is an exuberant preschooler. He is very honest and tends to take things literally.

2023年2月4日 · Funny installment from season 6

Herman Bird is Big Bird's cousin, who lives in the country. Herman bears a striking resemblance to his city cousin; Maria has a hard time telling the difference between them. Herman visits Sesame Street in Episode 0745.

2019年6月16日 · Big Bird has approximately 15 different cousins who are mentioned in various story lines. There’s an identical twin cousin named Herman, Cousin Bubba from the North Pole, and a surfer cousin, Floyd, who lives in Los Angeles. There’s also a baker cousin, a policeman, and a fireman, to name a few.

For whatever reason Big Bird decided to enlighten the world on his cousins from around the world. Little Bird is just straight up adorable. Then there's a very unsettling air about Garibaldo.

2019年7月6日 · Abelardo Montoya- is the Mexico’s version of Big Bird and he is known as Big Bird’s cousin. He moved into Plaza Sesamo in 1981 and has been a central character ever since! Abelardo even came to visit Sesame Street in 1997 to visit his cousin!

2021年2月6日 · Long time resident, Big Bird, is introducing children to his cousins of many colors from around the globe. Twitter followers are tweeting back at the Bird to express their fondness for this new piece of news.