In Alien: Romulus, the drinking bird takes on a meaning of its own beyond the obvious fan service, as a symbol of the overworked, indentured mining workers of the Weyland-Yutani colony.

The hypersleep chamber also marks the first of many appearances of Alien's famous drinking bird. This novelty toy, whose head bobs up and down as it appears to sip from a glass of water, ...

Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus is a sometimes bold, ... Alvarez flaunts his fan cred further with a drinking bird, some cornbread, a visit to the Jackson’s Star mining colony… ...

The drinking bird, which is sometimes referred to as the dippy bird, shows up in several of the Alien films, comics, and video games, including Alien³, Alien vs. Predator, and Alien: Covenant ...