User blog comment:BannedLagiacrus/Monster Appreciation Week: Yian Garuga(4th Gen)/@comment-5020152-20150809170713

I absolutely LOVE fighting the Garuga. He’s wickedly fast and extremely unpredictable, often interrupting his own attacks in order to take you by surprise. He can pull lightning-fast attacks out of nowhere, as if punishing you for not giving him your full attention. His combos are numerous, varied, and totally random. On top of all that, Garuga’s tail is highly poisonous, and he can home in on you so easily it’s not even funny. Nothing is more shocking than avoiding a charge from Garuga, only to have him interrupt his own animation to hit you dead-on with his beak! What’s even scarier? Garuga is SMART. He’s purposely canceling out his initial attacks in order to predict where you’re going to be and act accordingly. He avoids Pitfall Traps. When he’s enraged, he hunts you down if you try and retreat to another area. Most people hate all of this, but I for one always get a thrill out of hunting this rampant raven.

Garuga's theme music is also pretty fantastic. It's telling you that you're not hunting Garuga... Garuga's hunting YOU.

Out of the bird wyverns, Yian Garuga is my third favorite, behind Qurupeco and MHX's new nocturnal nightmare.