Rara avis is a Latin phrase for 'rare bird'.
Rara avis may refer to:
Rara Avis, Mississippi, an American ghost town Rara Avis, an artwork by Ralph Helmick Rara avis, a 2005 exhibition about Iris Apfel RARA AVIS, a musical ensemble featuring Ken Vandermark Rara Avis, a 1985 documentary about Bridget Bate Tichenor
See also Black swan theory Satire VI by Juvenal, containing the line: rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno, 'a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan'