The Tajik eagle flute is named after the eagle's wing bones. There is a legend about the eagle flute among the Tajik people.

A long time ago, the Tajiks who lived on the Pamir Plateau, the "ancestor of all mountains", still lived a hunting life. Every household kept falcons. They hunted with their masters during the day and watched their homes at night. There is a hunter named Wafa, who lives in the Dabdar Valley. His ancestors are all famous hunters. There is an ancestral eagle in his family. It has lived for more than 100 years, but his eyesight is still very good. No other bird can escape, its sharp beak and claws can tear apart a black bear. Hunters near and far envy this falcon and call it the "Eagle King". Wafa hunts with the "Eagle King" every day, and the birds and beasts hunted are the same as in the past, all of which are taken away by the slave owners. With such a tragic fate, he could only pour out his grief to the "Eagle King": "Tajik slaves, like falling stars in the sky. The living are sucked by vampires, and the dead can't close their eyes. Fierce slave owners! Cruel and ruthless, Hard-hearted, like the ice peaks of Muztagh. Tajik slaves! Is it always the stars that will fall from the sky?!" This song spread its wings like a falcon and flew everywhere, spreading all over the plateau, valley, slave owners Frightened, he ordered Wafa to hand over the "Eagle King" to guard the hospital for his family. She was so angry that she almost fainted. The "Eagle King" sang to him: "Wafa Wafa, kill me quickly, use my bones to make a flute, if you have a flute, if you want anything, you won't suffer!" Surprised and happy, how could he be willing to kill his beloved falcon? He stroked the eagle's feathers and shed sad tears. The "Eagle King" sang again: "Wafa Wafa, kill me quickly. After I die, I will become a fairy family. If you don't kill me, the master family will come and take me away, and you will be hard to live." I thought, maybe it can really become a fairy, so I killed the "Eagle King", took out the largest hollow bone on its wings, drilled three holes, made a piccolo, and named it "Nayi" , blowing a beautiful tune. Wafa played the eagle flute, falcons came in groups, and severely punished the slave owner, so that he would no longer dare to oppress the slaves. Since then, the eagle flute has been popular among the Tajiks, and it has been handed down to this day, showing a long history. In the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, there is a three-hole bone flute unearthed from Tuokuzsami, Bachu County, southern Xinjiang during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (AD 420-581). According to the research of Mr. Zhou Jingbao, an ethnomusicologist, it is the ancient eagle flute. It is exactly the same as the eagle flute of the Tajik people today in terms of materials, shape and playing.