List of national birds

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

National birds

Country Name of Bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref.
 Angola Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Yes [1]
 Anguilla Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita Yes [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes [3]
 Argentina Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [4]
 Australia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae No [5]
 Austria Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Yes [6]
 Bahamas Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Yes [7]
 Bahrain White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Yes [8]
 Bangladesh Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis (doayle, dhayal) Yes [9]
 Belarus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Yes [10]
 Belgium Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yes [11]
 Belize Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Yes [12]
 Bermuda Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow (Cahow) Yes [13]
 Bhutan Common Raven Corvus corax Yes [14]
 Bolivia Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Yes [15]
 Botswana Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata Yes [16]
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes
 Brazil Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris Yes [17]
 British Virgin Islands Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes [18]
 Cambodia Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea Yes [19]
 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman Parrot Amazona leucocephala caymanensis Yes [20]
 Chile Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Yes [21]
 China Red-crowned Crane (Since 2004) Grus japonensis Yes [22]
 Colombia Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Yes [23]
 Costa Rica Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi Yes [24]
 Côte d'Ivoire White-cheeked Turaco Tauraco leucotis Yes
 Cuba Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Yes [25]
 Denmark Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yes [26]
 Dominica Imperial Amazon Amazona imperialis Yes [27]
 Dominican Republic Palmchat Dulus dominicus Yes [28]
 Ecuador Andean Condor Vultur gryphus Yes [29]
 El Salvador Turquoise-browed Motmot Eumomota superciliosa (Torogoz) Yes [30]
 Estonia Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Yes [31]
 Faroe Islands Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Yes [32]
 Finland Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Yes [33]
 France Gallic Rooster Gallus gallus Yes [34]
 Germany White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes
 Gibraltar Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Yes [35]
 Greece Owl Athene noctua Yes
 Grenada Grenada Dove Leptotila wellsi Yes [36]
 Guatemala Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes [37]
 Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes [38]
 Haiti Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes [39]
 Honduras Scarlet Macaw Ara macao Yes [40]
 Hungary Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes [41]
 Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes [42]
 India Indian Peacock Pavo cristatus Yes [43]
 Indonesia Javan Hawk-eagle (Elang Jawa) Nisaetus bartelsi Yes [44]
 Iraq Chukar Partridge Alectoris chuckar Yes [45]
 Israel Hoopoe (דוכיפת pronounced Doochifat) Upupa epops Yes [46]
 Ireland Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes No
European Robin Erithacus rubecula No
 Jamaica Doctor Bird Trochilus polytmus Yes [47]
 Japan Green Pheasant
(It was declared national bird by a non-government body in 1947)		 Phasianus versicolor Yes [48]
 Jordan Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Yes [49]
 Latvia White Wagtail (baltā cielava) Motacilla alba Yes [50]
 Liberia Garden Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Yes [51]
 Lithuania White Stork Ciconia ciconia Yes [52]
 Luxembourg Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yes [53]
 Malawi Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Yes
 Mauritius Dodo Raphus cucullatus Yes
 Mexico Crested Caracara Polyborus plancus Yes [54]
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes [55]
 Montserrat Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi Yes [56]
 Myanmar Burmese Peacock Polyplectron bicalcaratum Yes [57]
 Namibia Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus Yes [1]
 Nepal Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Yes [58]
 New Zealand Kiwi Apteryx mantelli No [59]
 Nicaragua Turquoise-browed Motmot (guardabarranco) Eumomota superciliosa Yes [60]
 Nigeria Black Crowned-Crane Balearica pavonina Yes [61]
 Norway White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Yes [62]
 Pakistan Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Yes [63]
 Palestinian territories Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris oseus Proposed
 Panama Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja Yes [64]
 Papua New Guinea Raggiana Bird of Paradise Paradisaea raggiana Yes [65]
 Paraguay Bare-throated Bellbird Procnias nudicollis Yes [66]
 Peru Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus Yes [67]
 Philippines Philippine Eagle (Agila ng Pilipinas) Pithecophaga jefferyi Yes [68]
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Spindalis Spindalis Portoricensis Yes [69]
 Romania Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus No
 Saint Helena Saint Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Yes [70]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Yes [71]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St Vincent Parrot Amazona guildingii Yes [72]
 Scotland Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes [73]
 Singapore Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja No [74]
 South Africa Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea Yes [1][75]
 South Korea Korean Magpie Pica (pica) serieca Yes
 South Sudan African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes
 Spain Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti Yes [76]
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Yes [77]
 Sudan Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius Yes
 Swaziland Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Yes [1]
 Sweden Common blackbird Turdus merula Yes [78]
 Thailand Siamese Fireback Pheasant Lophura diardi Yes [79]
 Trinidad and Tobago Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber Yes [80]
Cocrico Ortalis ruficauda Yes [80]
 Turkey Redwing Turdus iliacus Yes
 Uganda East African Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Yes [81]
 United Kingdom European Robin Erithacus rubecula Yes [82]
 United States Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes [83]
 Venezuela Troupial Icterus icterus (turpial) Yes [84]
 Zambia African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [1][85]
 Zimbabwe African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [1]

See also

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