List of official city birds
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The following is a list of official city birds, organized by country.
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[edit] Canada
- Victoria, British Columbia - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias (suggested, as yet unofficial) [1]
[edit] China
- Guangzhou, Guangdong - Hwamei, Garrulax canorus [2]
- Xiamen, Fujian - "egret" (Ardea and Egretta) [3]
[edit] Ecuador
[edit] Finland
- Rauma - Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus [5]
[edit] Japan
- Abiko, Chiba - Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra [6]
- Akabira, Hokkaido - Varied Tit, Sittiparus varius [7]
- Aomori, Aomori - Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques [8] (formerly Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 [9])
- Chiba, Chiba - Little Tern, Sternula albifrons [10]
- Chigasaki, Kanagawa - Japanese Tit, Parus minor [11]
- Chiyoda, Tokyo - Mute Swan, Cygnus olor [12]
- Fuchu, Tokyo - Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica [13]
- Fukuchi, Aomori - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [14]
- Fukushima, Fukushima - Japanese Tit, Parus minor [15]
- Gotenba, Shizuoka - Japanese Thrush, Turdus cardis [16]
- Hachioji, Tokyo - Blue-and-white Flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana [17]
- Hadano, Kanagawa - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [18]
- Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica [19]
- Haramachi, Fukushima - Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica [20]
- Hashikami, Aomori - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [21]
- Himeji, Hyogo - Great Egret, Ardea alba [22]
- Hita, Oita - Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea [23]
- Hitachinaka, Ibaraki - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [24]
- Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [25]
- Ichikawa, Chiba - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [26]
- Ishioka, Ibaraki - Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica [27]]
- Itami, Hyogo - "duck" (Anas) [28]
- Kawagoe, Saitama - "goose" (Anser, Branta, and Chen) [29]
- Kazuno, Akita - chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi) [30]
- Kizukuri, Aomori - Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus [31]
- Kochi, Kochi - Japanese Wagtail, Motacilla grandis [32]
- Koriyama, Fukushima - Lesser Cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus [33]
- Koshigaya, Saitama - Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto [34]
- Kumamoto, Kumamoto - Japanese Tit, Parus minor [35]
- Kurashiki, Okayama - Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [36]
- Mito, Ibaraki - White Wagtail, Motacilla alba [37]
- Nagaokakyo, Kyoto - Japanese White-eye, Zosterops japonicus [38]
- Namegawa, Saitama - Green Pheasant, Phasianus versicolor [39]
- Nichinan, Miyazaki - Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [40]
- Ota, Tokyo - Japanese Bush Warbler, Cettia diphone [41]
- Oyama, Tochigi - Japanese Wagtail, Motacilla grandis [42]
- Rokkasho, Aomori - White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla [43]
- Sakai, Osaka - Bull-headed Shrike, Lanius bucephalus [44]
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka - Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [45]
- Tomakomai, Hokkaido - Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus [46]
- Tosu, Saga - Japanese White-eye, Zosterops japonicus [47]
- Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques [48]
- Yonago, Tottori - Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus [49]
- Zama, Kanagawa - Japanese Tit, Parus minor [50]
[edit] Philippines
- Buenavista, Bohol - Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw) [51]
- Consolacion, Cebu - Black Shama, Copsychus cebuensis [52]
- Jagna, Bohol - Black-naped Oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw) [53]
- Pandan, Antique - Writhed-billed Hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan) [54]
- Santiago, Agusan del Norte - Whited-billed Hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw) [55]
- Tagbilaran, Bohol - Philippine Tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi) [56]
[edit] South Korea
- Asan - "dove" (Columba, Streptopelia) [57]
- Busan - Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris [58]
- Daegu - White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla [59]
- Gimcheon - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea [60]
- Gwangju - "dove" (Columba, Streptopelia) [61]
- Hanam - Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus [62]
- Miryang - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea [63]
- Mokpo - Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis [64]
- Pohang - Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris [65]
- Sacheon - Black-tailed Gull, Larus crassirostris [66]
- Sangju - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea [67]
- Seongnam - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea
- Seoul - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea
- Suncheon - Oriental Turtle Dove, Streptopelia orientalis
- Ulsan - Great Egret, Ardea alba
- Yangsan - Korean Magpie, Pica sericea
[edit] Taiwan
- Keelung - Crested Serpent Eagle, Spilornis cheela
- Taichung - Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
- Taipei - Formosan Blue Magpie, Urocissa caerulea
[edit] United States
- Alabaster, Alabama - Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis
- Aransas Pass, Texas - Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
- Bakersfield, California - American Robin, Turdus migratorius
- Berkeley, California - Barn Owl, Tyto alba [68] [69]
- Cape Coral, Florida - Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
- Chicago, Illinois - Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
- Crystal City, Texas - Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
- Deltona, Florida - Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
- Galveston, Texas - Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens
- Harlingen, Texas - Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
- Ingleside, Texas - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- Kenmore, Washington - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- Key West, Florida - chicken, Gallus gallus
- Lake Forest, California - "hummingbird" (Calypte, Selasphorus)
- McAllen, Texas - Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
- Mission, Texas - Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
- Pine Lake, Georgia - Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
- Port Aransas, Texas - Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea ajaja [70]
- Portland, Oregon - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- San Francisco, California - California Quail, Callipepla californica
- Santa Monica, California - Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
- Seattle, Washington - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- Shoreacres, Texas - Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias
- Topeka, Kansas - Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
- Villa Park, California - "hummingbird" (Calypte, Selasphorus)
- Washington, D.C. - Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
