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This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Official status column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird. Additionally, the list includes birds that were once official but are no longer, as well as birds recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.

National birds

Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref.
 Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg
 Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg
 Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes RedcrestedTuraco.jpg
 Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Zenida aurita1 1 barbados.jpg
 Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Male Frigate bird.jpg
 Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes Flickr - Dario Sanches - JOÃO-DE-BARRO (Furnarius rufus) (5).jpg
 Aruba "Prikichi" Brown-throated Parakeet (2017–) Eupsittula pertinax arubensis Yes Aratinga pertinax -national park -Aruba-8.jpg
"Shoco" Burrowing Owl (National symbol 2012–) Athene cunicularia arubensis No Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) (2261438123).jpg
 Australia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae No Emoe.jpg
 Austria Eagle unspecified No White-tailed-eagle.jpg
Great egret Ardea alba Yes Ardea alba -San Francisco Bay, California, USA -flying-8.jpg
 Bahamas American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Yes Caribbean flamingo.jpg
 Bahrain White-eared bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Yes White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis mesopotamia) Jordan.jpg
 Bangladesh Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi) Copsychus saularis Yes Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)- Male at Kolkata I IMG 3003.jpg
 Belarus White stork Ciconia ciconia No WhiteStorkGaulsh02.jpg
 Belgium Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yes Common Kestrel 1.jpg
 Belize Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Yes Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg
 Bermuda Bermuda petrel Pterodroma cahow No Bermuda Petrel From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds, crop.jpg
 Bhutan Common raven Corvus corax Yes Corvus corax (NPS).jpg
 Bolivia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes Colca-condor-c03.jpg
 Botswana Kori bustard Ardeotis kori Yes Ardeotis kori Etosha.JPG
 Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris Yes Sabiá laranjeira, crop.JPG
 British Virgin Islands Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Yes Mourning Dove 2006.jpg
 Cambodia Giant ibis Thaumatibis gigantea Yes ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg
 Canada Canada jay. Selected as national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society through an expert panel and Canadian Geographic magazine reader poll. The Canadian government does not recognize the designation. Perisoreus canadensis No Perisoreus canadensis mercier2.jpg
 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman parrot Amazona leucocephala caymanensis Yes Amazona leucocephala -in tree-4cp.jpg
 Chile Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes Condor flying over the Colca canyon in Peru.jpg
 China Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval). Grus japonensis No Crane japan2.JPG
 Colombia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes Colca-condor-c03.jpg
 Costa Rica Clay-colored thrush Turdus grayi Yes Turdus-grayi-001.jpg
 Croatia Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos No Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)-2.jpg
 Cuba Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus Yes Cubaanse Trogon.jpg
 Czech Republic Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis No Common kingfisher.jpg
 Denmark Mute swan (1984–) Cygnus olor Yes Swan.spreads.wings.arp.jpg
Eurasian skylark (1960–1984) Alauda arvensis No Skylark (Alauda arvensis) by Neil Smith.jpg
 Dominica Imperial amazon Amazona imperialis Yes Amazona imperialis -Roseau -Dominica -aviary-6a-3c.jpg
 Dominican Republic Palmchat Dulus dominicus Yes Dulus dominicus.JPG
 Ecuador Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes Colca-condor-c03.jpg
 Egypt Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis Yes Steppe Eagle Portrait.jpg
 El Salvador Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Yes Guardabarranco.JPG
 Estonia Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Yes Landsvale.jpg
 Eswatini Purple-crested turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Yes Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) (32424422866).jpg
 Faroe Islands Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Yes Austernfischer01.jpg
 Finland Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus No Singschwan.jpg
 France Gallic rooster Gallus gallus No Coq-gaulois-dore (cropped).JPG
 Germany Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos No Aquila chrysaetos Flickr.jpg
 Gibraltar Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara Yes Alectoris barbara Tenerife.jpg
 Grenada Grenada dove Leptotila wellsi Yes Grenadadove1.jpg
 Guatemala Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes Quetzal01.jpg
 Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes Opisthocomus hoazin.jpg
 Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster) (8082799519).jpg
 Honduras Scarlet macaw Ara macao Yes Ara macao -Yucatan, Mexico-8a.jpg
 Hungary Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
 Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes Falco rusticolus white cropped.jpg
 India Indian peacock Pavo cristatus Yes Pfau imponierend.jpg
 Indonesia Javan hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi Yes Javan Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) (464508083).jpg
 Iran Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Yes Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)-2.jpg
 Ireland Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus No Northern-Lapwing-Vanellus-vanellus.jpg
 Israel Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Yes Upupa epops (Ramat Gan)002.jpg
 Italy Italian sparrow Passer italiae No Passer italiae in Crete.jpg
 Jamaica Doctor bird Trochilus polytmus Yes Trochilus polytmus.jpg
 Japan Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor No Phasianus versicolor in field.JPG
 Jordan Sinai rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Yes Carpodacus synoicus male(01).jpg
 Kenya Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus No Lilac Roller.jpg
 Latvia White wagtail Motacilla alba Yes White-Wagtail.jpg
 Liberia Garden bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Yes Pycnonotus tricolor Bwindi NP, Uganda.jpg
 Lithuania White stork Ciconia ciconia Yes Ciconia ciconia 1.jpg
 Luxembourg Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yes Regulus regulus0.jpg
 Malaysia Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Yes Rhinoceros Hornbill.tif
 Malta Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Yes Monticola solitarius philippensis.JPG
 Mauritius Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus Yes Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus).jpg
 Mexico Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes GoldenEagle-Nova.jpg
 Mongolia Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
 Montserrat Montserrat oriole Icterus oberi Yes Icterus oberi.jpg
 Myanmar Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum No Polyplectron bicalcaratum -Birmingham Nature Centre, England-8a.jpg
 Namibia African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes African fish eagle just caught fish.jpg
 Nepal Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Yes Monal I IMG 4002.jpg
 Netherlands Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa No Limosa limosa (Uitkerke).jpg
 New Zealand North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli No TeTuatahianui.jpg
 Nicaragua Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Yes Motmot1.jpg
 Nigeria Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina Yes Black crowned crane.jpg
 Northern Ireland Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus No Haematopus ostralegus -Scotland -nesting-8.jpg <
 North Korea Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Yes Accipiter gentilis -owned by a falconer in Scotland -upper body-8a.jpg
 Norway White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus Yes Cinclus cinclus R(ThKraft).jpg
 Pakistan Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar Yes Chukarhuhn Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2010.jpg
Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator No FalcoAtricepsKeulemans.jpg
 Palau Palau fruit dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Yes Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis photographed on Babeldaob Palau in 2013 by Devon Pike (cropped).jpg
 Palestine Palestine sunbird Cinnyris oseus No Nectarinia osea2.jpg
 Panama Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja Yes DirkvdM big bird.jpg
 Papua New Guinea Raggiana bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Yes Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise wild 5.jpg
 Paraguay Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis Yes Procnias nudicollis.jpg
 Philippines Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Yes Sir Arny(Philippine Eagle).jpg
 Poland White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes White-tailed Eagle Head detail.jpg
White stork Ciconia ciconia No Ciconia ciconia - 01.jpg
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rican spindalis Spindalis portoricensis No Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager (male) (5403225223).jpg
 Romania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg
Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus No White pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Danube delta.jpg
 Saint Helena Saint Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Yes Charadrius sanctaehelenae (1).jpg
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Yes Pelecanus Occidentalis KW 1.JPG
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia amazon Amazona versicolor Yes Amazona versicolor -St Lucia-5a.jpg
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St Vincent parrot Amazona guildingii Yes Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg
 Scotland Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos No GoldenEagle-Nova.jpg
 Serbia Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca Yes Eastern Imperial Eagle cr.jpg
 Singapore Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja No Crimson sunbird.jpg
 South Africa Blue crane Anthropoides paradisea Yes Paradieskranich Anthropoides paradisea Tiergarten-Nuernberg-1.jpg
 South Korea Korean magpie Pica (pica) serieca No Korean magpie in Daejeon (side profile).jpg
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Yes Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG
 Sweden Common blackbird Turdus merula Yes Turdus merula -garden wall-8.jpg
 Thailand Siamese fireback Lophura diardi Yes Lophura diardi -Florida, USA -captive-8a.jpg
 Taiwan Taiwan blue magpie Urocissa caerulea No Толстоклювая лазоревая сорока.jpg
 Trinidad and Tobago Scarlet ibis (Trinidad) Eudocimus ruber Yes Eudocimus ruber (portrait).jpg
Cocrico (Tobago) Ortalis ruficauda Yes Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) (4090120788).jpg
 Uganda East African crowned crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Yes Crested Crane, Bunyonyi, Uganda.jpg
 Ukraine White stork Ciconia ciconia No Ringed white stork.jpg
 United Arab Emirates Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
 United Kingdom European robin Erithacus rubecula No Erithacus rubecula with cocked head.jpg
 United States Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes Bald eagle closeup 16x9.jpg
 Uruguay Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis No Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) (9610083658).jpg
 Venezuela Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus Yes Common Troupial - Nashville Zoo.jpg
 Wales Red kite Milvus milvus No Red Kite, Spain.jpg
 Zambia African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes African fish eagle just caught fish.jpg
 Zimbabwe African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes Hvidhovedet afrikansk ørn2.png

See also

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