Sports·Posted on Jun 6, 2012Do You Know What The Twitter Bird's Official Name Is?He has one, and it might surprise you.by Kevin LincolnBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail In honor of the Twitter bird's new third iteration, we decided to remember when Twitter announced its real name. Here is the first known and recorded photograph of Larry Bird, Twitter's logo/mascot. It was taken after the 1981 NBA Championship.