jīvamjīvaka [命命鳥・共命鳥] (, Pali; myōmyō-chō or gumyō-chō): Also, jīvajīvaka, jīvamjīva, jīvajīva, or jīvakajvaka. A two-headed bird said to live in the Snow Mountains. It is mentioned in various sutras for its melodious song and depicted in Buddhist art as resembling a pheasant.