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Do you know about the national birds of each country? Let’s learn some bird facts today. Here is the list of National Birds of All Countries with their scientific name!
List of National Birds Around the Globe!
Here is the complete list of the national birds of all countries. Interested readers can go through the scientific name and the country to which it belonged.
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| Bird | Scientific Name | Country |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Albania |
| Red-crested turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus | Angola |
| Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | Anguilla |
| Magnificent frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | Argentina |
| “Shoco” (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba’s “national symbol” in 2012 | Athene cunicularia arubensis | Aruba |
| “Prikichi” (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017 | Eupsittula pertinax arubensis | Aruba |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | Australia |
| Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Austria |
| Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Bahamas |
| White-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | Bahrain |
| Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi) | Copsychus saularis | Bangladesh |
| White stork | Ciconia Ciconia | Belarus |
| Common kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Belgium |
| Keel-billed toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | Belize |
| Bermuda petrel | Pterodroma cahow | Bermuda |
| Common raven | Corvus corax | Bhutan |
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Bolivia |
| Kori bustard | Ardeotis kori | Botswana |
| Rufous-bellied thrush | Turdus rufiventris | Brazil |
| Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | British Virgin Islands |
| Giant ibis | Thaumatibis gigantea | Cambodia |
| Canada jay | Perisoreus canadensis | Canada |
| Grand Cayman parrot | Amazona leucocephala caymanensis | Cayman Islands |
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Chile |
| Red-crowned crane | Grus japonensis | China |
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Colombia |
| Clay-colored thrush | Turdus grayi | Costa Rica |
| Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Croatia |
| Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | Cuba |
| Eurasian skylark (1960–1984) | Alauda arvensis | Denmark |
| Mute swan (1984–) | Cygnus olor | Denmark |
| Imperial amazon | Amazona imperialis | Dominica |
| Palmchat | Dulus Dominicus | Dominican Republic |
| Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Ecuador |
| Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | El Salvador |
| Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Estonia |
| Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Faroe Islands |
| Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | Finland |
| Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus | France |
| Eagle | Aquilae | Germany |
| Barbary partridge | Alectoris Barbara | Gibraltar |
| Grenada dove | Leptotila wellsi | Grenada |
| Resplendent quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | Guatemala |
| Hoatzin | Opisthocomus hoazin | Guyana |
| Hispaniolan trogon | Priotelus roseigaster | Haiti |
| Scarlet macaw | Ara macao | Honduras |
| Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Hungary |
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | Iceland |
| Indian peacock | Pavo cristatus | India |
| Javan hawk-eagle | Nisaetus bartelsi | Indonesia |
| Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Iran |
| Northern lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Ireland |
| Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Israel |
| Italian sparrow | Passer italiae | Italy |
| Doctor bird | Trochilus polytmus | Jamaica |
| Green pheasant | Phasianus versicolor | Japan |
| Sinai rosefinch | Carpodacus synoicus | Jordan |
| Lilac-breasted roller | Coracias caudatus | Kenya |
| White wagtail | Motacilla alba | Latvia |
| Garden bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Liberia |
| White stork | Ciconia Ciconia | Lithuania |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | Luxembourg |
| Rhinoceros hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | Malaysia |
| Blue rock thrush | Monticola solitarius | Malta |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Mexico |
| Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Mongolia |
| Montserrat oriole | Icterus oberi | Montserrat |
| Grey peacock-pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum | Myanmar |
| African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Namibia |
| Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus | Nepal |
| Black-tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | Netherlands |
| Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | New Zealand |
| Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | Nicaragua |
| Black crowned crane | Balearica pavonine | Nigeria |
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | North Korea |
| White-throated dipper | Cinclus cinclus | Norway |
| Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | Pakistan |
| Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | Pakistan |
| Palestine sunbird | Cinnyris oseus | Palestine |
| Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | Panama |
| Raggiana bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea raggiana | Papua New Guinea |
| Bare-throated bellbird | Procnias nudicollis | Paraguay |
| Andean cock-of-the-rock | Rupicola peruvianus | Peru |
| Philippine eagle | Pithecophaga jefferyi | Philippines |
| White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | Poland |
| White stork (national bird) | Ciconia Ciconia | Poland |
| Puerto Rican spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis | Puerto Rico |
| Saint Helena plover | Charadrius sanctaehelenae | Saint Helena |
| Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| St Vincent parrot | Amazona guildingii | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Scotland |
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Serbia |
| Griffon vulture | Gyps fulvus | Serbia |
| Crimson sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | Singapore |
| Blue crane | Anthropoides paradisea | South Africa |
| Korean magpie | Pica (pica) sericea | South Korea |
| Sri Lanka junglefowl | Gallus lafayetii | Sri Lanka |
| Purple-crested turaco | Tauraco porphyreolophus | Swaziland |
| Common blackbird | Turdus merula | Sweden |
| Taiwan blue magpie | Urocissa caerulea | Taiwan |
| Siamese fireback | Lophura diardi | Thailand |
| Scarlet ibis | Eudocimus ruber | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Cocrico | Ortalis ruficauda | Trinidad and Tobago |
| East African crowned crane | Balearica regulorum gibbericeps | Uganda |
| White stork | Ciconia Ciconia | Ukraine |
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | United Arab Emirates |
| European robin | Erithacus rubecula | United Kingdom |
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | United States |
| Southern lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | Uruguay |
| Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus | Venezuela |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | Wales |
| African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Zambia |
| African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Zimbabwe |
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List of Indian State Birds
If you are curious to know about the Indian State birds, you can locate them below. The national bird of India is the majestic peacock, which acts as a powerful symbol to represent the country. Now you can learn about the birds representing each state here.
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| State | Bird | Scientific Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameria |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Great hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
| Assam | White-winged wood duck | Asarcornis scutulata |
| Bihar | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| Chhattisgarh | Bastar hill myna | Gracula religiosa peninsularis |
| Goa | Flame-throated bulbul (also known specifically as Ruby-throated yellow bulbul) | Pycnonotus gularis |
| Gujarat | Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| Haryana | Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus |
| Himachal Pradesh | Western tragopan (Jujurana) | Tragopan melanocephalus |
| Jharkhand | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea |
| Karnataka | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
| Kerala | Great Indian hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indian paradise flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
| Maharashtra | Yellow-footed green pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera |
| Manipur | Mrs Hume’s pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae |
| Meghalaya | Hill myna | Gracula religiosa peninsularis |
| Mizoram | Mrs Hume’s pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae |
| Nagaland | Blyth’s tragopan | Tragopan blythii |
| Odisha | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
| Punjab | Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
| Rajasthan | Great Indian bustard | Ardeotis nigriceps |
| Sikkim | Blood pheasant | Ithaginis cruentus |
| Tamil Nadu | Emerald dove | Chalcophaps indica |
| Telangana | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
| Tripura | Green imperial pigeon | Ducula aenea |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sarus crane | Grus Antigone |
| Uttarakhand | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus |
| West Bengal | White-breasted kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
Birds Representing Union Territories
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| Union territory | Birds | Scientific Name |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman wood pigeon[2] | Columba palumboides |
| Chandigarh | Indian grey hornbill[3] | Ocyceros birostris |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Not yet designated | – |
| Delhi | House sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Black-necked crane | – |
| Ladakh | Black-necked crane | Grus nigricollis |
| Lakshadweep | Sooty tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
| Puducherry | Asian koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Why National Bird?
National birds can represent the identity of the country. The national bird of each country has symbolic, literary and cultural significance. The national birds of each country show uniqueness and national integrity. Each bird can act as a tool for a powerful representation of the nature of each country. The national bird can convey many meanings related to the country. The national bird is the official bird. Every individual citizen has to pay tribute to the national birds. It can stand for the significant features of each country.
Selection of National Birds
Readers might be wondering about the ways adopted to choose a national bird. The national bird is selected by carefully satisfying the selection criteria. The national birds are selected by taking into consideration the following factors:
- Uniqueness
- Relation to the history of the country
- Cultural significance
- Indigenous property
- Abundance
- Ubiquity
- Well- distribution
The protection of the national birds is inevitable as they are the unique symbol representing the existence of each country. Strict laws are implemented by the authorities to protect the national birds to prevent them from extinction. Hunting and harming the birds are strictly prohibited by strict laws. The bird should be well distributed and should be found all over the country to be truly national. The common man should recognise and understand the national bird. The national bird can appear in the abstract and government publications as a depiction due to its symbolic significance.
The national birds are carefully selected due to their religious and legendary significance. The myths and legends are associated with the national birds. The national bird can serve as the ideal symbol of the nation. The national bird can act as an apt representation of the diversity of the wildlife of the nation. National birds are regarded as sacred and are cherished without any compromise by the citizens of each country. The national bird can promote the richness and varied heritage of each country. The beauty, colour, plumage can evoke the religious, cultural, mythological and artistic sentiments in individuals.
