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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
- 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
- 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
- Denmark
- France
- 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
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- United Kingdom
- United States
See also
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