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.
Albania	Eagle	Accipitridae	Yes		[1][2]
Angola	Red-crested turaco	Tauraco erythrolophus	Yes		[3]
Anguilla	Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita	Yes		[4]
Antigua and Barbuda	Magnificent frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Yes		[5]
Argentina	Rufous hornero	Furnarius rufus	Yes		[6]
Aruba	"Shoco" (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba's "national symbol" in 2012	Athene cunicularia arubensis	Yes		[7]
	"Prikichi" (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017	Eupsittula pertinax arubensis	Yes		[8]
Australia	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	No		[9]
Austria	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes		[10]
Bahamas	American flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Yes		[11]
Bahrain	White-eared bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis	Yes		[12]
Bangladesh	Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi)	Copsychus saularis	Yes		[13]
Belarus	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	No		[14]
Belgium	Common kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Yes		[15]
Belize	Keel-billed toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Yes		[16]
Bermuda	Bermuda petrel	Pterodroma cahow	No		[17]
Bhutan	Common raven	Corvus corax	Yes		[18]
Bolivia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes		[19]
Botswana	Kori bustard	Ardeotis kori	Yes		[20]
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush	Turdus rufiventris	Yes		[21]
British Virgin Islands	Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura	Yes		[22]
Cambodia	Giant ibis	Thaumatibis gigantea	Yes		[23]
Canada	Canada jay	Perisoreus canadensis	No		[24][25]
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman parrot	Amazona leucocephala caymanensis	Yes		[26]
Chile	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes		[27]
China	Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval).	Grus japonensis	No		[28]
Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes		[29]
Costa Rica	Clay-colored thrush	Turdus grayi	Yes		[30]
Croatia	Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	No		[31]
Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus	Yes		[32]
Denmark	Eurasian skylark (1960–1984)	Alauda arvensis	Yes		[33]
	Mute swan (1984–)	Cygnus olor	Yes		[33]
Dominica	Imperial amazon	Amazona imperialis	Yes		[34]
Dominican Republic	Palmchat	Dulus dominicus	Yes		[35]
Ecuador	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes		[36]
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes		[37]
Estonia	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes		[38]
Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Yes		[39]
Finland	Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	No		[40]
France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus	No		[41]
Germany	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No		[42]
Gibraltar	Barbary partridge	Alectoris barbara	Yes		[43]
Greece	Little owl	Athene noctua	No		[44]
Grenada	Grenada dove	Leptotila wellsi	Yes		[45]
Guatemala	Resplendent quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	Yes		[46]
Guyana	Hoatzin	Opisthocomus hoazin	Yes		[47]
Haiti	Hispaniolan trogon	Priotelus roseigaster	Yes		[48]
Honduras	Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Yes		[49]
Hungary	Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	Yes		[50]
Iceland	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Yes		[51]
India	Indian peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Yes		[52]
Indonesia	Javan hawk-eagle	Nisaetus bartelsi	Yes		[53]
Iran	Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Yes		[54]
Iraq	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Yes		[55]
Ireland	Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	No		[56]
Israel	Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Yes		[57]
Italy	Italian sparrow	Passer italiae	Yes		[58]
Jamaica	Doctor bird	Trochilus polytmus	Yes		[59]
Japan	Green pheasant	Phasianus versicolor	Yes		[60]
Jordan	Sinai rosefinch	Carpodacus synoicus	Yes		[61]
Kenya	Lilac-breasted roller	Coracias caudatus	No		[62]
Latvia	White wagtail	Motacilla alba	Yes		[63]
Liberia	Garden bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	Yes		[61]
Lithuania	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	Yes		[64]
Luxembourg	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Yes		[65]
Malta	Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarius	Yes		[66]
Mexico	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Yes		[67]
Mongolia	Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	Yes		[68]
Montserrat	Montserrat oriole	Icterus oberi	Yes		[69]
Myanmar	Grey peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron bicalcaratum	No		[70]
Namibia	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes		[71][72]
Nepal	Himalayan monal	Lophophorus impejanus	Yes		[73]
Netherlands	Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	No		[74]
New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx mantelli	Yes		[75]
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes		[76]
Nigeria	Black crowned crane	Balearica pavonina	Yes		[77]
North Korea	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Yes		[78]
Norway	White-throated dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Yes		[79]
Pakistan	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Yes		[80]
	Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator	No		[81]
Palestine	Palestine sunbird	Cinnyris oseus	No		[82]
Panama	Harpy eagle	Harpia harpyja	Yes		[83]
Papua New Guinea	Raggiana bird-of-paradise	Paradisaea raggiana	Yes		[84]
Paraguay	Bare-throated bellbird	Procnias nudicollis	Yes		[85]
Peru	Andean cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruvianus	Yes		[86]
Philippines	Philippine eagle	Pithecophaga jefferyi	Yes		[87]
Poland	White-tailed eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus albicilla	Yes		[88][89]
	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia	No		[90]
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	Yes		[91]
Saint Helena	Saint Helena plover	Charadrius sanctaehelenae	Yes		[92]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Yes		[93]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent parrot	Amazona guildingii	Yes		[94]
Scotland	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No		[95]
Serbia	Eagle		Yes		[96]
	Griffon vulture	Gyps fulvus	Yes		[97]
Singapore	Crimson sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja	No		[98]
South Africa	Blue crane	Anthropoides paradisea	Yes		[99][100]
South Korea	Korean magpie	Pica (pica) serieca	No		[101]
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka junglefowl	Gallus lafayetii	Yes		[102]
Swaziland	Purple-crested turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus	Yes		[99]
Sweden	Common blackbird	Turdus merula	Yes		[103]
Thailand	Siamese fireback	Lophura diardi	Yes		[104]
Trinidad and Tobago	Scarlet ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Yes		[105]
	Cocrico	Ortalis ruficauda	Yes		[105]
Uganda	East African crowned crane	Balearica regulorum gibbericeps	Yes		[106]
Ukraine	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	No		[107]
United Arab Emirates	Falcon	Falco	Yes		[108]
United Kingdom	European robin	Erithacus rubecula	No		[109][110]
United States	Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Yes		[111]
Uruguay	Southern lapwing	Vanellus chilensis	No		[112]
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial	Icterus icterus	Yes		[113]
Wales	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	No		[114]
Zambia	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes		[99][115]
Zimbabwe	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes		[99]

See also

• List of Australian bird emblems
• List of Indian state birds
• List of U.S. state birds
• List of U.S. county birds
• List of official city birds
• List of national animals

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