National birds
Country | Name of bird | Scientific name | Official status |
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Albania | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Yes |
Angola | Red-crested turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus | Yes |
Anguilla | Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | Yes |
Antigua and Barbuda | Magnificent frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Yes |
Argentina | Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | Yes |
Aruba | “Shoco” (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba's “national symbol” in 2012 | Athene cunicularia arubensis | Yes |
“Prikichi” (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017 | Eupsittula pertinax arubensis | Yes | |
Australia | Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae | No |
Austria | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Yes |
Bahamas | Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Yes |
Bahrain | White-eared bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | Yes |
Bangladesh | Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi) | Copsychus saularis | Yes |
Belarus | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | No |
Belgium | Common kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Yes |
Belize | Keel-billed toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | Yes |
Bermuda | Bermuda petrel | Pterodroma cahow | No |
Bhutan | Common raven | Corvus corax | Yes |
Bolivia | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes |
Botswana | Kori bustard | Ardeotis kori | Yes |
Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrush | Turdus rufiventris | Yes |
British Virgin Islands | Mourning dove | Zenaida macroura | Yes |
Cambodia | Giant ibis | Thaumatibis gigantea | Yes |
Canada | Canada jay. Suggested as national bird by Canadian Geographic magazine | Perisoreus canadensis | No |
Cayman Islands | Grand Cayman parrot | Amazona leucocephala caymanensis | Yes |
Chile | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes |
China | Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 | Grus japonensis | No |
Colombia | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes |
Costa Rica | Clay-colored thrush | Turdus grayi | Yes |
Croatia | Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | No |
Cuba | Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | Yes |
Czech Republic | Common kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | No |
Denmark | Eurasian skylark (1960–1984) | Alauda arvensis | Yes |
Mute swan (1984–) | Cygnus olor | Yes | |
Dominica | Imperial amazon | Amazona imperialis | Yes |
Dominican Republic | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus | Yes |
Ecuador | Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | Yes |
Egypt | Steppe eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Yes |
El Salvador | Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | Yes |
Estonia | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica | Yes |
Eswatini | Purple-crested turaco | Tauraco porphyreolophus | Yes |
Faroe Islands | Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Yes |
Finland | Whooper swan | Cygnus cygnus | No |
France | Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus | No |
Germany | Federal eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | No |
Gibraltar | Barbary partridge | Alectoris barbara | Yes |
Grenada | Grenada dove | Leptotila wellsi | Yes |
Guatemala | Resplendent quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | Yes |
Guyana | Hoatzin | Opisthocomus hoazin | Yes |
Haiti | Hispaniolan trogon | Priotelus roseigaster | Yes |
Honduras | Scarlet macaw | Ara macao | Yes |
Hungary | Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Yes |
Iceland | Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | Yes |
India | Indian peacock | Pavo cristatus | Yes |
Indonesia | Javan hawk-eagle | Nisaetus bartelsi | Yes |
Iran | Common nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Yes |
Ireland | Northern lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | No |
Israel | Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Yes |
Italy | Italian sparrow | Passer italiae | No |
Jamaica | Doctor bird | Trochilus polytmus | Yes |
Japan | Green pheasant | Phasianus versicolor | Yes |
Jordan | Sinai rosefinch | Carpodacus synoicus | Yes |
Kenya | Lilac-breasted roller | Coracias caudatus | No |
Latvia | White wagtail | Motacilla alba | Yes |
Liberia | Garden bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Yes |
Lithuania | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | Yes |
Luxembourg | Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | Yes |
Malaysia | Rhinoceros hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | Yes |
Malta | Blue rock thrush | Monticola solitarius | Yes |
Mauritius | Mauritius kestrel | Falco punctatus | Yes |
Mexico | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Yes |
Mongolia | Saker falcon | Falco cherrug | Yes |
Montserrat | Montserrat oriole | Icterus oberi | Yes |
Myanmar | Grey peacock-pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum | No |
Namibia | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes |
Nepal | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus | Yes |
Netherlands | Black-tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | No |
New Zealand | Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | Yes |
Nicaragua | Turquoise-browed motmot | Eumomota superciliosa | Yes |
Nigeria | Black crowned crane | Balearica pavonina | Yes |
Northern Ireland | Eurasian oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | No |
North Korea | Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | Yes |
Norway | White-throated dipper | Cinclus cinclus | Yes |
Pakistan | Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | Yes |
Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | No | |
Palau | Palau fruit dove | Ptilinopus pelewensis | Yes |
Palestine | Palestine sunbird | Cinnyris oseus | No |
Panama | Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | Yes |
Papua New Guinea | Raggiana bird-of-paradise | Paradisaea raggiana | Yes |
Paraguay | Bare-throated bellbird | Procnias nudicollis | Yes |
Philippines | Philippine eagle | Pithecophaga jefferyi | Yes |
Poland | White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | Yes |
White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | No | |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis | No |
Quebec | Snowy owl | Bubo scandiacus | Yes |
Saint Helena | Saint Helena plover | Charadrius sanctaehelenae | Yes |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Yes |
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia amazon | Amazona versicolor | Yes |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St Vincent parrot | Amazona guildingii | Yes |
Scotland | Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | No |
Serbia | Eastern imperial eagle | Aquila heliaca | Yes |
Griffon vulture | Gyps fulvus | Yes | |
Singapore | Crimson sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | No |
South Africa | Blue crane | Anthropoides paradisea | Yes |
South Korea | Korean magpie | Pica (pica) serieca | No |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka junglefowl | Gallus lafayetii | Yes |
Sweden | Common blackbird | Turdus merula | No |
Thailand | Siamese fireback | Lophura diardi | Yes |
Taiwan | Taiwan blue magpie | Urocissa caerulea | No |
Trinidad and Tobago | Scarlet ibis | Eudocimus ruber | Yes |
Cocrico | Ortalis ruficauda | Yes | |
Uganda | East African crowned crane | Balearica regulorum gibbericeps | Yes |
Ukraine | White stork | Ciconia ciconia | No |
United Arab Emirates | Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | Yes |
United Kingdom | European robin | Erithacus rubecula | No |
United States | Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Yes |
Uruguay | Southern lapwing | Vanellus chilensis | No |
Venezuela | Venezuelan troupial | Icterus icterus | Yes |
Wales | Red kite | Milvus milvus | No |
Zambia | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes |
Zimbabwe | African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Yes |