Yesyesyesyesyes
Phoenixes are literally the best thing ever. I mean, they're fictional, so they can't break into my list of "favorite birds," but they are far and away my favorite mythical creature. Like h'ohmaigawd do phoenixes make me feel feelings. And they're tragically underrepresented in a lot of things, at least in comparison to the fantasy standbys of elves, dwarves, dragons, trolls, etc. They're in there some of the time, but I never feel they get the respect they deserve, and they're never presented with anywhere near the level of gravitas something as awesome as an immortal bird made out of fire would warrant. They're like... oddities at best. Like in Harry Potter.
"Oh look, a bird that's literally immortal."
"Meh, quirky pet status."
Calm down Misty you're gonna cream yourself if you keep it up geez!