List of national animals facts for kids
A national animal is an animal that is the symbol or emblem of a country.
National animals
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Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | ![]() |
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Fennec fox | Vulpes zerda | ![]() |
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Red-crested turaco (national bird) | Tauraco erythrolophus | ![]() |
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Zenaida dove | Zenaida aurita | ![]() |
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Fallow deer (national animal) | Dama dama | ![]() |
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Frigate (national bird) | Fregata magnificens | ![]() |
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Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) | Eretmochelys imbricata | ![]() |
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Rufous hornero | Furnarius rufus | ![]() |
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Red kangaroo (national animal) | Macropus rufus | ![]() |
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Emu (national bird) | Dromaius novaehollandiae | ![]() |
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Austrian Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") | Mythical | ![]() |
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Barn swallow (national bird) | Hirundo rustica | ![]() |
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Karabakh horse | Equus ferus caballus | ![]() |
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Royal Bengal tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ![]() |
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Magpie robin (national bird) | Copsychus saularis | ![]() |
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Ilish (national fish) | Tenualosa ilisha | |||
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European bison | Bison bonasus | ![]() |
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Leo Belgicus (heraldic "Belgic lion") | Mythical | ![]() |
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Baird's tapir (national animal) | Tapirus bairdii | ![]() |
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Keel-billed toucan (national bird) | Ramphastos sulfuratus | ![]() |
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Bhutan | Druk | Mythical | ![]() |
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Takin | Budorcas taxicolor | ![]() |
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Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) | Turdus rufiventris | ![]() |
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Kouprey | Bos sauveli | ![]() |
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North American beaver (national animal) | Castor canadensis | ![]() |
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Canadian horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | ![]() |
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Chinese dragon (national animal) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Giant panda (national animal) | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | ![]() |
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Red-crowned crane (national bird) | Grus japonensis | ![]() |
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Okapi | Okapia johnstoni | ![]() |
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Andean condor | Vultur gryphus | ![]() |
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Yigüirro (national bird) | Turdus grayi | ![]() |
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White-tailed deer (national animal) | Odocoileus virginianus | ![]() |
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West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) | Trichechus manatus | ![]() |
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Pine marten | Martes martes | ![]() |
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Cuban trogon | Priotelus temnurus | ![]() |
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Cypriot mouflon | Ovis orientalis | ![]() |
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Double-tailed lion | Mythical | ![]() |
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Mute swan (national bird) | Cygnus olor | ![]() |
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Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) | Aglais urticae | ![]() |
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Steppe eagle | Aquila nipalensis | ![]() |
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Wolf | Canis lupus | ![]() |
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Arabian camel | Camelus dromedarius | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Eurasian oystercatcher (national bird) | Haematopus ostralgus | ![]() |
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Brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos | ![]() |
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Whooper swan (national bird) | Cygnus cygnus | ![]() |
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Holly blue (national butterfly) | Celastrina argiolus | ![]() |
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European perch (national fish) | Perca fluviatilis | ![]() |
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Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) | Coccinella septempunctata | |||
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Gallic rooster | Gallus gallus domesticus | ||
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Black panther | Panthera pardus | ||
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Bundesadler (heraldic "Federal Eagle") | Mythical | ![]() |
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Phoenix (national bird) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Dolphin (national animal) | Delphinus | ![]() |
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Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno | ![]() |
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Hispaniolan Trogan | Priotelus roseigaster | ![]() |
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White-tailed deer | Odocoileus virginianus | ![]() |
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Turul | Mythical (most probably Falco cherrug) | ![]() |
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Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | ![]() |
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Royal Bengal tiger (National animal) | Panthera tigris tigris | ![]() |
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Indian peacock (National bird) | Pavo cristatus | ![]() |
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King cobra (National reptile) | Ophiophagus hannah | ![]() |
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Ganges river dolphin (National aquatic animal) | Platanista gangetica gangetica | ![]() |
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Indian elephant (National heritage animal) | Elephas maximus indicus | ![]() |
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Komodo dragon (national animal) | Varanus komodoensis | ![]() |
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Garuda (historic national animal) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Persian lion | Panthera leo persica | ||
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Chukar partridge | Alectoris chukar | ![]() |
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Capra aegagrus | ![]() |
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Hoopoe (national bird) | Upupa epops | ![]() |
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Red-billed streamertail | Trochilus polytmus | ![]() |
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Green pheasant (national bird) | Phasianus versicolor | ||
Carp (national fish) | Cyprinus carpio | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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White wagtail (national bird) | Motacilla alba | ![]() |
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Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) | Adalia bipunctata | |||
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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White stork | Ciconia ciconia | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Lion (in Macedonian heraldry) | Panthera leo | ||
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Zebu (in Malagasy heraldry) | Bos primigenius indicus | ||
Ring-tailed lemur (national animal) | Lemur catta | ![]() |
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Malayan tiger (national animal) | Panthera tigris jacksoni | ![]() |
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Pharaoh Hound (national animal) | Canis lupus familiaris | ![]() |
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Aurochs (national animal) | Bos primigenius | ![]() |
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Dodo | Raphus cucullatus | ||
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Golden eagle (national animal) | Aquila chrysaetos | ![]() |
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Xoloitzcuintli (national dog) | Canis lupus familiaris | ![]() |
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Jaguar (national mammal) | Panthera onca | ![]() |
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Grasshopper (national arthropod ) | Sphenarium purpurascens | ![]() |
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Vaquita (national marine mammal) | Phocoena sinus | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Cow (national animal) | Bos taurus indicus | ![]() |
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Danphe (national bird) | Lophophorus impejanus | ![]() |
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Lion (heraldic symbol) | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Black-tailed godwit (national bird) | Limosa limosa | ![]() |
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Kiwi | Apteryx sp. | ![]() |
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Eagle, Black Crowned Crane | Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Balearica pavonina |
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Chollima | Mythical | ||
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Lion (royal national animal) | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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White-throated dipper (national bird) | Cinclus cinclus | ![]() |
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Fjord horse (national horse) | Equus ferus caballus | ![]() |
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Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
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Markhor (National animal) | Capra falconeri | ![]() |
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Indus river dolphin (National aquatic mammal) | Platanista indicus minor minor | ![]() |
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Chukar (National bird) | Alectoris chukar | ![]() |
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Indus crocodile (National reptile) | Crocodylus palustris | ![]() |
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Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) | Falco peregrinus peregrinator | ![]() |
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Snow leopard (National predator) | Panthera uncia | ![]() |
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Gazelle (national animal) | Gazella gazella | ![]() |
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Palestine sunbird (national bird) | Cinnyris osea | ![]() |
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Harpy eagle | Harpia harpyja | ![]() |
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Dugong (national marine mammal) | Dugong dugon | ![]() |
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Vicuña (national animal) | Vicugna vicugna | ![]() |
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Philippine eagle (national bird) | Pithecophaga jefferyi | ![]() |
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White-tailed eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus albicilla | ![]() |
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White stork (national bird) | Ciconia ciconia | ![]() |
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European bison (national animal) | Bison bonasus | |||
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Cock of Barcelos | Mythical | ![]() |
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Iberian Wolf | Canis lupus signatus | ![]() |
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Arabian oryx | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
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Lynx | Lynx lynx | ![]() |
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Eurasian brown bear (national animal) | Ursus arctos arctos | ![]() |
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Double-headed eagle (Traditional Coat of Arms) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Leopard | Panthera pardus | ![]() |
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Saint Vincent amazon | Amazona guildingii | ![]() |
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Wolf | Canis lupus lupus | ![]() |
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White eagle | Mythical | ![]() |
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Lynx | Lynx lynx | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Leopard | Panthera pardus | ![]() |
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Springbok (national animal) | Antidorcas marsupialis | ||
Blue crane (national bird) | Anthropoides paradiseus | ![]() |
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Galjoen (national fish) | Dichistius capensis | |||
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Siberian tiger | Panthera tigris altaica | ![]() |
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Bull | Bos taurus | ![]() |
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Lion (national animal) | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) | Gallus lafayettii | |||
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Eurasian Elk/Moose (national animal) | Alces alces | ![]() |
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Eurasian blackbird (national bird) | Turdus merula | ![]() |
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Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | ![]() |
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Elephant | Elephas maximus | ![]() |
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Lion | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Arabian oryx (national animal) | Oryx leucoryx | ![]() |
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Peregrine falcon (national bird) | Falco peregrinus | ![]() |
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Lion (England) | Panthera leo | ![]() |
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Bulldog (Britain as "British Bulldog") | Canis lupus familiaris | ![]() |
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Red kite (Wales) | Milvus milvus | ![]() |
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Unicorn (Scotland) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Y Ddraig Goch (Welsh Dragon Wales) | Mythical | ![]() |
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Bald eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ![]() |
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American bison (national mammal) | Bison bison | ![]() |
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Venezuelan troupial (national bird) | Icterus icterus | ||
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Sable antelope (national animal) | Hippotragus niger | ![]() |
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African fish eagle (national bird) | Haliaeetus vocifer | ![]() |
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