The tale is classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 550, "Bird, Horse and Princess" (formerly, "The Search for the Golden Bird").
ðə tˈeɪl ɪz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ˈɑːɹntˈɑːmpsənˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪndɛks æz tˈaɪp ˌeɪtˌiːjˈuː fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, "bˈɜːd, hˈɔːɹs ænd pɹˈɪnsɛs" fˈɔːɹmɚli, "ðə sˈɜːtʃ fɚðə ɡˈoʊldən bˈɜːd".