List of national birds facts for kids

The National bird is a bird that is chosen by a country as a symbol or emblem for that country.
This is a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial.

National birds

Country	Name of bird	Scientific name	Official status	Picture	Reference
Afghanistan	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Yes
Andorra	Bearded vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	No
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
Australia	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	No
Austria	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes
Bahamas	American flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Yes
Bahrain	Himalayan bulbul	Pycnonotus leucogenys	Yes
Bangladesh	Oriental magpie-robin	Copsychus saularis	Yes
Belarus	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	Yes
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 goose		No
Cape Verde	Grey-headed kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	Yes
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman parrot	Amazona leucocephala caymanensis	Yes
Chile	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
China	Red-crowned crane	Grus japonensis	No
	Eurasian tree sparrow	Passer montanus	No
Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
Costa Rica	Clay-colored thrush	Turdus grayi	Yes
Ivory Coast	White-cheeked turaco	Tauraco leucotis	Yes
Croatia	Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	No
Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus	Yes
Denmark	Mute swan	Cygnus olor	Yes
Dominica	Imperial amazon	Amazona imperialis	Yes
Dominican Republic	Palmchat	Dulus dominicus	Yes
Ecuador	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
Egypt	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes
Estonia	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes
Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Yes
Finland	Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	Yes
France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus	No
Germany	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No
Gibraltar	Barbary partridge	Alectoris barbara	Yes
Greece	Little owl	Athene noctua	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
Iraq	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Yes
Israel	Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Yes
Italy	Italian sparrow	Passer italiae	Yes
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
Malawi	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes		Malawi Coat of Arms
Malaysia	Rhinoceros hornbill	Buceros rhinoceros	Yes
Maldives	Oriental turtle dove	Streptopelia orientalis	No
Malta	Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarius	Yes
Mauritius	Dodo	Raphus cucullatus	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	No
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes
Nigeria	Black crowned crane	Balearica pavonina	Yes
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	Unofficial
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
Peru	Andean cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruvianus	Yes
Philippines	Philippine eagle	Pithecophaga jefferyi	Yes
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	Yes
Romania	Great white pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	No
Russia	Tundra swan	Cygnus columbianus	No
Saint Helena	Saint Helena plover	Charadrius sanctaehelenae	Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent parrot	Amazona guildingii	Yes
Scotland	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No
Serbia	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
South Sudan	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes
Spain	Spanish imperial eagle	Aquila adalberti	No
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka junglefowl	Gallus lafayetii	Yes
Sudan	Secretary bird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Yes
Swaziland	Purple-crested turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus	Yes
Sweden	Common blackbird	Turdus merula	Yes
Taiwan	Taiwan blue magpie	Urocissa caerulea	No
Thailand	Siamese fireback	Lophura diardi	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Scarlet ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Yes
	Cocrico	Ortalis ruficauda	Yes
Turkey	Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Yes
Uganda	East African crowned crane	Balearica regulorum gibbericeps	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
Zambia	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes
Zimbabwe	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Aves nacionales para niños