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 Bird" redirects here. For the documentary film, see National Bird (film).

National birds
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref.
 AlbaniaEagleAccipitridaeYes[1][2]
 AngolaRed-crested turacoTauraco erythrolophusYes[3]
 AnguillaZenaida doveZenaida auritaYes[4]
 Antigua and BarbudaMagnificent frigatebirdFregata magnificensYes[5]
 ArgentinaRufous horneroFurnarius rufusYes[6]
 Aruba"Shoco" (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba's "national symbol" in 2012Athene cunicularia arubensisYes[7]
"Prikichi" (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017Eupsittula pertinax arubensisYes[8]
 AustraliaEmuDromaius novaehollandiaeNo[9]
 AustriaBarn swallowHirundo rusticaYes[10]
 BahamasAmerican flamingoPhoenicopterus ruberYes[11]
 BahrainWhite-eared bulbulPycnonotus leucotisYes[12]
 BangladeshOriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi)Copsychus saularisYes[13]
 BelarusWhite storkCiconia ciconiaNo[14]
 BelgiumCommon kestrelFalco tinnunculusYes[15]
 BelizeKeel-billed toucanRamphastos sulfuratusYes[16]
 BermudaBermuda petrelPterodroma cahowNo[17]
 BhutanCommon ravenCorvus coraxYes[18]
 BoliviaAndean condorVultur gryphusYes[19]
 BotswanaKori bustardArdeotis koriYes[20]
 BrazilRufous-bellied thrushTurdus rufiventrisYes[21]
 British Virgin IslandsMourning doveZenaida macrouraYes[22]
 CambodiaGiant ibisThaumatibis giganteaYes[23]
 CanadaCanada jayPerisoreus canadensisNo[24][25]
 Cayman IslandsGrand Cayman parrotAmazona leucocephala caymanensisYes[26]
 ChileAndean condorVultur gryphusYes[27]
 ChinaRed-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval).Grus japonensisNo[28]
 ColombiaAndean condorVultur gryphusYes[29]
 Costa RicaClay-colored thrushTurdus grayiYes[30]
 CroatiaCommon nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosNo[31]
 CubaCuban trogonPriotelus temnurusYes[32]
 DenmarkEurasian skylark (1960–1984)Alauda arvensisYes[33]
Mute swan (1984–)Cygnus olorYes[33]
 DominicaImperial amazonAmazona imperialisYes[34]
 Dominican RepublicPalmchatDulus dominicusYes[35]
 EcuadorAndean condorVultur gryphusYes[36]
 El SalvadorTurquoise-browed motmotEumomota superciliosaYes[37]
 EstoniaBarn swallowHirundo rusticaYes[38]
 Faroe IslandsEurasian oystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusYes[39]
 FinlandWhooper swanCygnus cygnusNo[40]
 FranceGallic roosterGallus gallusNo[41]
 GermanyGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosNo[42]
 GibraltarBarbary partridgeAlectoris barbaraYes[43]
 GreeceLittle owlAthene noctuaNo[44]
 GrenadaGrenada doveLeptotila wellsiYes[45]
 GuatemalaResplendent quetzalPharomachrus mocinnoYes[46]
 GuyanaHoatzinOpisthocomus hoazinYes[47]
 HaitiHispaniolan trogonPriotelus roseigasterYes[48]
 HondurasScarlet macawAra macaoYes[49]
 HungarySaker falconFalco cherrugYes[50]
 IcelandGyrfalconFalco rusticolusYes[51]
 IndiaIndian peafowlPavo cristatusYes[52]
 IndonesiaJavan hawk-eagleNisaetus bartelsiYes[53]
 IranCommon nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosYes[54]
 IraqChukar partridgeAlectoris chukarYes[55]
 IrelandNorthern lapwingVanellus vanellusNo[56]
 IsraelHoopoeUpupa epopsYes[57]
 ItalyItalian sparrowPasser italiaeYes[58]
 JamaicaDoctor birdTrochilus polytmusYes[59]
 JapanGreen pheasantPhasianus versicolorYes[60]
 JordanSinai rosefinchCarpodacus synoicusYes[61]
 KenyaLilac-breasted rollerCoracias caudatusNo[62]
 LatviaWhite wagtailMotacilla albaYes[63]
 LiberiaGarden bulbulPycnonotus barbatusYes[61]
 LithuaniaWhite storkCiconia ciconiaYes[64]
 LuxembourgGoldcrestRegulus regulusYes[65]
 MaltaBlue rock thrushMonticola solitariusYes [66]
 MexicoGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosYes[67]
 MongoliaSaker falconFalco cherrugYes[68]
 MontserratMontserrat orioleIcterus oberiYes[69]
 MyanmarGrey peacock-pheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratumNo[70]
 NamibiaAfrican fish eagleHaliaeetus vociferYes[71][72]
   NepalHimalayan monalLophophorus impejanusYes[73]
 NetherlandsBlack-tailed godwitLimosa limosaNo[74]
 New ZealandKiwiApteryx mantelliYes[75]
 NicaraguaTurquoise-browed motmotEumomota superciliosaYes[76]
 NigeriaBlack crowned craneBalearica pavoninaYes[77]
 North KoreaNorthern goshawkAccipiter gentilisYes[78]
 NorwayWhite-throated dipperCinclus cinclusYes[79]
 PakistanChukar partridgeAlectoris chukarYes[80]
Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird)Falco peregrinus peregrinatorNo[81]
 PalestinePalestine sunbirdCinnyris oseusNo[82]
 PanamaHarpy eagleHarpia harpyjaYes[83]
 Papua New GuineaRaggiana bird-of-paradiseParadisaea raggianaYes[84]
 ParaguayBare-throated bellbirdProcnias nudicollisYes[85]
 PeruAndean cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusYes[86]
 PhilippinesPhilippine eaglePithecophaga jefferyiYes[87]
 PolandWhite-tailed eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus albicillaYes[88][89]
White stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconiaNo[90]
 Puerto RicoPuerto Rican spindalisSpindalis portoricensisYes[91]
 Saint HelenaSaint Helena ploverCharadrius sanctaehelenaeYes[92]
 Saint Kitts and NevisBrown pelicanPelecanus occidentalisYes[93]
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent parrotAmazona guildingiiYes[94]
 ScotlandGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosNo[95]
 SerbiaEagleYes[96]
Griffon vultureGyps fulvusYes[97]
 SingaporeCrimson sunbirdAethopyga siparajaNo[98]
 South AfricaBlue craneAnthropoides paradiseaYes[99][100]
 South KoreaKorean magpiePica (pica) seriecaNo[101]
 Sri LankaSri Lanka junglefowlGallus lafayetiiYes[102]
 SwazilandPurple-crested turacoTauraco porphyreolophusYes[99]
 SwedenCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaYes[103]
 ThailandSiamese firebackLophura diardiYes[104]
 Trinidad and TobagoScarlet ibisEudocimus ruberYes[105]
CocricoOrtalis ruficaudaYes[105]
 UgandaEast African crowned craneBalearica regulorum gibbericepsYes[106]
 UkraineWhite storkCiconia ciconiaNo[107]
 United Arab EmiratesFalconFalcoYes[108]
 United KingdomEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaNo[109][110]
 United StatesBald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusYes[111]
 UruguaySouthern lapwingVanellus chilensisNo[112]
 VenezuelaVenezuelan troupialIcterus icterusYes[113]
 WalesRed KiteMilvus milvusNo[114]
 ZambiaAfrican fish eagleHaliaeetus vociferYes[99][115]
 ZimbabweAfrican fish eagleHaliaeetus vociferYes[99]

See also

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