List of national birds
This is a list of national birds. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.
National birds[]
Country | Name of bird | Scientific name | Official status | Picture | Ref. |
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Albania | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Yes | [1][2] | |
Angola | Red-crested turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus | Yes | [3] | |
Anguilla | Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | Yes | [4] | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Magnificent frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Yes | [5] | |
Argentina | Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | Yes | [6] | |
Aruba | "Shoco" (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba's "national symbol" in 2012 | Athene cunicularia arubensis | Yes | [7] | |
"Prikichi" (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017 | Eupsittula pertinax arubensis | Yes | [8] | ||
Australia | Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | No | [9] | |
Austria | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Yes | [10] | |
Bahamas | Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Yes | [11] | |
Bahrain | White-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | Yes | [12] | |
Bangladesh | Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi) | Copsychus saularis | Yes | [13] | |
Belarus | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | No | [14] | |
Belgium | Common kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Yes | [15] | |
Belize | Keel-billed toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | Yes | [16] | |
Bermuda | Bermuda petrel | Pterodroma cahow | No | [17] | |
Bhutan | Common raven | Corvus corax | Yes | [18] | |
Bolivia | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes | [19] | |
Botswana | Kori bustard | Ardeotis kori | Yes | [20] | |
Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush | Turdus rufiventris | Yes | [21] | |
British Virgin Islands | Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | Yes | [22] | |
Cambodia | Giant ibis | Thaumatibis gigantea | Yes | [23] | |
Canada | Canada jay | Perisoreus canadensis | No | [24][25] | |
Cayman Islands | Grand Cayman parrot | Amazona leucocephala caymanensis | Yes | [26] | |
Chile | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes | [27] | |
China | Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval). | Grus japonensis | No | [28] | |
Colombia | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes | [29] | |
Costa Rica | Clay-colored thrush | Turdus grayi | Yes | [30] | |
Croatia | Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | No | [31] | |
Cuba | Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | Yes | [32] | |
Denmark | Eurasian skylark (1960–1984) | Alauda arvensis | Yes | [33] | |
Mute swan (1984–) | Cygnus olor | Yes | [33] | ||
Dominica | Imperial amazon | Amazona imperialis | Yes | [34] | |
Dominican Republic | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus | Yes | [35] | |
Ecuador | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes | [36] | |
El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | Yes | [37] | |
Estonia | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Yes | [38] | |
Eswatini | Purple-crested turaco | Tauraco porphyreolophus | Yes | [39] | |
Faroe Islands | Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Yes | [40] | |
Finland | Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | No | [41] | |
France | Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus | No | [42] | |
Germany | Eagle | Aquilae | No | [43] | |
Gibraltar | Barbary partridge | Alectoris barbara | Yes | [44] | |
Grenada | Grenada dove | Leptotila wellsi | Yes | [45] | |
Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | Yes | [46] | |
Guyana | Hoatzin | Opisthocomus hoazin | Yes | [47] | |
Haiti | Hispaniolan trogon | Priotelus roseigaster | Yes | [48] | |
Honduras | Scarlet macaw | Ara macao | Yes | [49] | |
Hungary | Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Yes | [50] | |
Iceland | Golden plover | Pluvialis apricaria | Yes | ||
India | Indian peacock | Pavo cristatus | Yes | [51] | |
Indonesia | Javan hawk-eagle | Nisaetus bartelsi | Yes | [52] | |
Iran | Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Yes | [53] | |
Ireland | Northern lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | No | [54] | |
Israel | Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Yes | [55] | |
Italy | Italian sparrow | Passer italiae | No | [56] | |
Jamaica | Doctor bird | Trochilus polytmus | Yes | [57] | |
Japan | Green pheasant | Phasianus versicolor | Yes | [58] | |
Jordan | Sinai rosefinch | Carpodacus synoicus | Yes | [59] | |
Kenya | Lilac-breasted roller | Coracias caudatus | No | [60] | |
Latvia | White wagtail | Motacilla alba | Yes | [61] | |
Liberia | Garden bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Yes | [59] | |
Lithuania | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | Yes | [62] | |
Luxembourg | Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | Yes | [63] | |
Malaysia | Rhinoceros hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | Yes | [64] | |
Malta | Blue rock thrush | Monticola solitarius | Yes | [65] | |
Mexico | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Yes | [66] | |
Mongolia | Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Yes | [67] | |
Montserrat | Montserrat oriole | Icterus oberi | Yes | [68] | |
Myanmar | Grey peacock-pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum | No | [69] | |
Namibia | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes | [70][71] | |
Nepal | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus | Yes | [72] | |
Netherlands | Black-tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | No | [73] | |
New Zealand | Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | Yes | [74] | |
Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | Yes | [75] | |
Nigeria | Black crowned crane | Balearica pavonina | Yes | [76] | |
Northern Ireland | Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | No | <[77][78] | |
North Korea | Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | Yes | [79] | |
Norway | White-throated dipper | Cinclus cinclus | Yes | [80] | |
Pakistan | Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | Yes | [81] | |
Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | No | [82] | ||
Palestine | Palestine sunbird | Cinnyris oseus | No | [83] | |
Panama | Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | Yes | [84] | |
Papua New Guinea | Raggiana bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea raggiana | Yes | [85] | |
Paraguay | Bare-throated bellbird | Procnias nudicollis | Yes | [86] | |
Peru | Andean cock-of-the-rock | Rupicola peruvianus | Yes | [87] | |
Philippines | Philippine eagle | Pithecophaga jefferyi | Yes | [88] | |
Poland | White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | Yes | [89][90] | |
White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | No | [91] | ||
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis | No | [92][93] | |
Saint Helena | Saint Helena plover | Charadrius sanctaehelenae | Yes | [94] | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Yes | [95] | |
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon | Amazona versicolor | Yes | [96] | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St Vincent parrot | Amazona guildingii | Yes | [97] | |
Scotland | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | No | [98] | |
Serbia | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Yes | [99] | |
Griffon vulture | Gyps fulvus | Yes | [100] | ||
Singapore | Crimson sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | No | [101] | |
South Africa | Blue crane | Anthropoides paradisea | Yes | [39][102] | |
South Korea | Korean magpie | Pica (pica) serieca | No | [103] | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka junglefowl | Gallus lafayetii | Yes | [104] | |
Sweden | Common blackbird | Turdus merula | No | [105] | |
Thailand | Siamese fireback | Lophura diardi | Yes | [106] | |
Taiwan | Taiwan blue magpie | Urocissa caerulea | No | [107] | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Scarlet ibis | Eudocimus ruber | Yes | [108] | |
Cocrico | Ortalis ruficauda | Yes | [108] | ||
Uganda | East African crowned crane | Balearica regulorum gibbericeps | Yes | [109] | |
Ukraine | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | No | [110] | |
United Arab Emirates | Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | Yes | [111] | |
United Kingdom | European robin | Erithacus rubecula | No | [112][113] | |
United States | Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Yes | [114] | |
Uruguay | Southern lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | No | [115] | |
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus | Yes | [116] | |
Wales | Red Kite | Milvus milvus | No | [117] | |
Zambia | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes | [39][118] | |
Zimbabwe | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes | [39] |
See also[]
- List of Australian bird emblems
- List of Indian state birds
- List of U.S. state birds
- List of U.S. county birds
- List of official city birds
- List of national animals
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