List of national birds

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This is a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial:

• Angola - Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus [1]
• Anguilla - Zenaida Dove, Zenaida aurita (Locally known as Turtle Dove)
• Antigua and Barbuda - Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregata magnificens [2]
• Argentina - Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus [3]
• Australia - Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae (unofficial [4])
• Austria - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Bahamas - Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber [5]
• Bahrain - White-cheeked Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys
• Bangladesh - Oriental Magpie Robin, Copsychus saularis (doayle, dhayal) [6]
• Belarus - White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Belgium - Common Kestrel, Falco tinninculus
• Belize - Keel-billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus [7]
• Bhutan - Common Raven Corvus corax [8]
• Bolivia - Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus
• Botswana - Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata or Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis [9]
• Brazil - Rufous-bellied Thrush, Turdus rufiventris (sabiá-laranjeira) [10]
• Chile - Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus
• China - as yet undetermined, suggestions include Blue-eared Pheasant and Red-crowned Crane [11]
• Colombia - Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus
• Costa Rica - King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa
• Cuba - Cuban Trogon, Priotelus temnurus (tocororo)
• Denmark - Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
• Dominica - Imperial Parrot, Amazona imperialis (Sisserou)
• Dominican Republic - Palmchat, Dulus dominicus
• Ecuador - Andean Condor, Vultur gryphus
• El Salvador - Turquoise-browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa (Torogoz) [12]
• Estonia - Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica [13]
• Fiji - Collared Lory, Phigys solitarius (kula)
• Finland - Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
• France - Cock, Gallus gallus
• The Gambia - as yet undetermined, suggestions include Blue-bellied Roller and Spur-winged Goose [14]
• Georgia - Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Germany - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Grenada - Grenada Dove, Leptotila wellsi
• Guatemala - Resplendent Quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno
• Guyana - Hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin
• Haiti - Hispaniolan Trogon, Temnotrogon roseigaster
• Honduras - Yellow-naped Parrot, Amazona auropalliata
• Hungary - Great Bustard, Otis tarda - (unofficially the symbol of the Magyar nation: Turul or Saker Falcon.)
• Iceland - Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Republic of India - blue Indian Peacock male, Pavo cristatus
• Indonesia - Javan Hawk Eagle, Spizaetus bartelsi
• Iran - Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos, Male Peacock, Pavo cristatus (Both Unofficial)
• Iraq - Chukar, Alectoris chukar
• Israel - Hoopoe, Upupa epops major (Hebrew: Doochifat דוכיפת)
• Republic of Ireland - as yet undetermined, suggestions include wren and robin
• Jamaica - Green-and-black Streamertail, Trochilus polytmus (doctor bird)
• Japan - Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor (kiji)
• Jordan - Sinai Rosefinch, Carpodacus synoicus
• Kazakhstan - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Kenya - rooster, Gallus gallus or Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina (both unofficial)
• South Korea - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea
• Latvia - White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Lesotho - Southern Bald Ibis, Geronticus calvus
• Liberia - Common Bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus (pepperbird)
• Lithuania - White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
• Luxembourg - Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
• Malawi - Bar-tailed Trogon, Apaloderma vittatum [15]
• Malaysia - Rhinoceros Hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
• Malta - Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
• Mauritius - Dodo, Raphus cucullatus
• Mexico - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (official stance currently does not specify any species)
• Myanmar (Burma) - Grey Peacock Pheasant, Polyplectron bicalcaratum (Burmese peacock)
• Namibia - Crimson-breasted Shrike, Laniarius atrococcineus [16]
• Nepal - Himalayan Monal, Lophophorus impejanus (danphe)
• New Zealand - Brown Kiwi, Apteryx australis
• Nicaragua - Turquoise-browed Motmot, Eumomota superciliosa (guardabarranco)
• Nigeria - Black-crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina
• Norway - White-throated Dipper, Cinclus cinclus
• Pakistan - Chukar, Alectoris chukar (National bird) and Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus (State military bird)
• Palau - Palau Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus pelewensis
• Panama - Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja [17]
• Papua New Guinea - Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana [18]
• Paraguay - Bare-throated Bellbird, Procnias nudicollis
• Peru - Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruviana
• Philippines - Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi
• Poland - White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Romania - White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus (proposed)
• Rwanda - Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum (unofficial)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Parrot, Amazona versicolor
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Vincent Parrot, Amazona guildingii
• Samoa - Tooth-billed Pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris (manumea)
• Sao Tome and Principe - African Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus and Black Kite, Milvus migrans
• Seychelles - Seychelles Black Parrot, Coracopsis nigra barklyi
• Singapore - Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja [19]
• South Africa - Blue Crane, Anthropoides paradisea [20]
• Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Gallus lafayetti
• Sudan - Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius
• Swaziland - Purple-crested Turaco, Tauraco porphyreolophus [21]
• Sweden - Common Blackbird, Turdus merula
• Taiwan - Formosan Blue Magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• Tanzania - Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum (unofficial)
• Thailand - Siamese Fireback, Lophura diardi
• Tonga - Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Ducula pacifica (lupe)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Trinidad - Scarlet Ibis, Eudocimus ruber
  • Tobago - Rufous-vented Chachalaca, Ortalis ruficauda (cocrico)
• Turkey - Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Uganda - Grey-crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum
• United Arab Emirates - Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
• United Kingdom - European Robin, Erithacus rubecula
• United States - Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus [22]
• Uruguay - Southern Lapwing, Vanellus chilensis (terutero, tero tero)
• Venezuela - Troupial, Icterus icterus (turpial) [23]
• Zambia - African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer [24]
• Zimbabwe - African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer [25]

Official birds of subnational entities

• Australia (see also list of Australian bird emblems)
  • Australian Capital Territory - Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum
  • Queensland - Brolga, Grus rubicunda
  • New South Wales - Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
  • Northern Territory - Wedge-tailed Eagle, Aquila audax
  • South Australia - White-backed Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua (Piping Shrike)
  • Victoria - Helmeted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops cassidix
  • Western Australia - Black Swan, Cygnus atratus

• Canada
  • Alberta - Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
  • British Columbia - Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
  • Manitoba -- Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa
  • New Brunswick - Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapilla
  • Newfoundland and Labrador - Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula Arctica
  • Northwest Territories - Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
  • Nova Scotia - Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
  • Nunavut - Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
  • Ontario - Common Loon, Gavia immer
  • Prince Edward Island - Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
  • Quebec - Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca
  • Saskatchewan - Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus
  • Yukon - Common Raven, Corvus corax
• China
  • Guangdong - Silver Pheasant, Lophura nycthemera
  • Hainan - Hainan Partridge, Arborophila ardens
  • Ningxia - Blue-eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum
  • Qinghai - Black-necked Crane, Grus nigricollis
  • Shaanxi - Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon
  • Shanxi - Brown-eared Pheasant, Crossoptilon mantchuricum
• Denmark
  • Faroe Islands - Eurasian Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
• France
  • New Caledonia - Kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus
• India, ** see List of Indian state birds
• Japan
  • Aichi - Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques
  • Akita - Copper Pheasant, Phasianus soemmeringii
  • Aomori - Bewick's Swan, Cygnus bewickii
  • Chiba - Meadow Bunting, Emberiza cioides
  • Ehime - Japanese Robin, Erithacus akahige
  • Fukui - Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni
  • Fukuoka - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone
  • Fukushima - Narcissus Flycatcher, Ficedula narcissina
  • Gifu - Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
  • Gunma - Copper Pheasant, Phasianus soemmeringii
  • Hiroshima - Red-throated Diver, Gavia stellata
  • Hokkaidō - Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis
  • Hyōgo - Oriental White Stork, Ciconia boyciana
  • Ibaraki - Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica
  • Ishikawa - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
  • Iwate - Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
  • Kagawa - Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
  • Kagoshima - Lidth's Jay, Garrulus lidthi
  • Kanagawa - Common Gull, Larus canus
  • Kochi - Fairy Pitta, Pitta nympha
  • Kumamoto - Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica
  • Kyoto - Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas
  • Mie - Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
  • Miyagi - "wild goose" (Anser, Branta, and Chen)
  • Miyazaki - Ijima Copper Pheasant, Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae
  • Nagano - Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
  • Nagasaki - Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
  • Nara - Japanese Robin, Erithacus akahige
  • Niigata - Japanese Crested Ibis, Nipponia nippon
  • Ōita - Japanese White-eye, Zosterops japonica
  • Okayama - Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
  • Okinawa - Okinawa Woodpecker, Sapheopipo noguchii
  • Osaka - Bull-headed Shrike, Lanius bucephalus
  • Saga - Black-billed Magpie, Pica pica
  • Saitama - Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
  • Shiga - Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
  • Shimane - Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
  • Shizuoka - Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata
  • Tochigi - Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
  • Tokushima - "white heron" (Ardea and Egretta)
  • Tokyo - Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
  • Tottori - Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
  • Toyama - Rock Ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
  • Wakayama - Japanese White-eye, Zosterops japonica
  • Yamagata - Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
  • Yamaguchi - Hooded Crane, Grus monacha
  • Yamanashi - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone
• Malaysia
  • Sarawak - Rhinoceros Hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
  • Selangor - White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster
• Netherlands
  • Bonaire - Caribbean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
• Pakistan
  • see Kashmir - Black-necked Crane, Grus nigricollis
• Philippines
  • Antique - Writhed-billed Hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan, kalaw)
  • Abra - Writhed-billed Hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw)
  • Bohol - Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
  • Cebu - Cebu Flowerpecker, Dicaeum quadricolor
• United Kingdom
  • Anguilla - Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
  • Bermuda - White-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
  • British Virgin Islands - Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura
  • Cayman Islands - Cayman Parrot, Amazona leucocephala caymanensis
  • Cornwall - Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax [26]
  • Montserrat - Montserrat Oriole, Icterus oberi
  • Saint Helena - Wirebird (St. Helena Plover), Charadrius sanctaehelenae
  • Scotland - Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• United States
  • District of Columbia - Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
  • Guam - Mariana Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla (totot)
  • Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican Spindalis, Spindalis portoricensis (reina mora)
  • United States Virgin Islands - Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
  • see list of U.S. state birds
  • see list of U.S. county birds

See also

• list of official city birds
• list of national animals

External links

• list of national birds