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This is a list of national birds, most official, but some unofficial.

National birds

Country Name of Bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref.
 Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes File:Berkut photo by Igor Shpilenok.jpeg [citation needed]
 Andorra Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus No [citation needed]
 Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes [1]
 Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes [3]
 Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [4]
 Australia Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae No [5]
 Austria Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Yes [6]
 Bahamas American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Yes [7]
 Bahrain Himalayan bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Yes [8]
 Bangladesh Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis Yes [9]
 Belarus White stork Ciconia ciconia Yes [10]
 Belgium Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yes [11]
 Belize Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Yes [12]
 Bermuda Bermuda petrel Pterodroma cahow No File:Pterodroma cahow.jpg [13]
 Bhutan Common raven Corvus corax Yes [14]
 Bolivia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes [15]
 Botswana Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus Yes [16]
 Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris Yes [17]
 British Virgin Islands Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Yes [18]
 Cambodia Giant ibis Thaumatibis gigantea Yes [19]
 Canada None. See list of Canadian provincial and territorial birds No [20]
 Cape Verde Grey-headed kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Yes [citation needed]
 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman parrot Amazona leucocephala caymanensis Yes [21]
 Chile Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes [22]
 China Red-crowned crane Grus japonensis No [23][24]
Eurasian tree sparrow P. montanus No [25]
 Colombia Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes [26]
 Costa Rica Clay-colored thrush Turdus grayi Yes [27]
 Ivory Coast White-cheeked turaco Tauraco leucotis Yes [citation needed]
 Croatia Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos No [28]
 Cuba Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus Yes [29]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis No File:Kongopfau.jpg [citation needed]
 Denmark Mute swan Cygnus olor Yes [30]
 Dominica Imperial amazon Amazona imperialis Yes [31]
 Dominican Republic Palmchat Dulus dominicus Yes [32]
 Ecuador Andean condor Vultur gryphus Yes [33]
 Egypt Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos No [citation needed]
 El Salvador Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Yes [34]
 England Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes No [35]
 Estonia Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Yes [36]
 Faroe Islands Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Yes [37]
 Finland Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Yes [38]
 France Gallic rooster Gallus gallus Yes [39]
 Germany Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes [40]
 Gibraltar Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara Yes [41]
 Greece Little owl Athene noctua Yes [citation needed]
 Grenada Grenada dove Leptotila wellsi Yes [42]
 Guatemala Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Yes [43]
 Guyana Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Yes [44]
 Haiti Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Yes [45]
 Honduras Scarlet macaw Ara macao Yes [46]
 Hungary Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes [47]
 Iceland Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes [48]
 India Indian peacock Pavo cristatus Yes [49]
 Indonesia Javan hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi Yes [50]
 Iran Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Yes [citation needed][51]
 Iraq Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar Yes [52]
 Israel Hoopoe Upupa epops Yes [53]
 Italy Italian Sparrow Passer italiae Yes [54]
 Jamaica Doctor bird Trochilus polytmus Yes [55]
 Japan Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor Yes [56]
 Jordan Sinai rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Yes [57]
 Kenya Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus No [58]
 Latvia White wagtail Motacilla alba Yes [59]
 Liberia Garden bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Yes [57]
 Lithuania White stork Ciconia ciconia Yes [60]
 Luxembourg Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yes [61]
 Malawi Bar-tailed trogon Apaloderma vittatum Yes [citation needed]
 Malaysia Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Yes [citation needed]
 Maldives Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis No [citation needed]
 Malta Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Yes [62]
 Mauritius Dodo Raphus cucullatus Yes [citation needed]
 Mexico Northern crested caracara Caracara cheriway Yes [63]
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes [64]
 Mongolia Saker falcon Falco cherrug Yes [65]
 Montserrat Montserrat oriole Icterus oberi Yes [66]
 Myanmar Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum No [67]
 Namibia African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [68][69]
   Nepal Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Yes [70]
 New Zealand Kiwi Apteryx mantelli No [71]
 Nicaragua Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Yes [72]
 Nigeria Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina Yes [73]
 Norway White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus Yes [74]
 Pakistan Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar Yes [75]
Shaheen falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator Unofficial [76]
 Palestine Palestine sunbird Cinnyris oseus Proposed [77]
 Panama Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja Yes [78]
 Papua New Guinea Raggiana bird of paradise Paradisaea raggiana Yes [79]
 Paraguay Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis Yes [80]
 Peru Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus Yes [81]
 Philippines Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Yes [82]
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rican spindalis Spindalis Portoricensis Yes File:PuertoRicanSpindalis.jpg [83]
 Romania Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus No [citation needed]
 Russia Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus No [citation needed]
 Saint Helena Saint Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Yes [84]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Yes [85]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St Vincent parrot Amazona guildingii Yes [86]
 Scotland Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos No [87]
 Serbia Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus Yes [88]
 Singapore Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja No [89]
 South Africa Blue crane Anthropoides paradisea Yes [90][91]
 South Korea Korean magpie Pica (pica) serieca No [citation needed]
 South Sudan African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [citation needed]
 Spain Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti No
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Yes [92]
 Sudan Secretary bird Sagittarius serpentarius Yes [citation needed]
 Swaziland Purple-crested turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Yes [90]
 Sweden Common blackbird Turdus merula Yes [93]
 Taiwan Taiwan blue magpie Urocissa caerulea No
 Thailand Siamese fireback Lophura diardi Yes [94]
 Trinidad and Tobago Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber Yes [95]
Cocrico Ortalis ruficauda Yes [95]
 Turkey Redwing Turdus iliacus Yes [citation needed]
 Uganda East African crowned crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Yes [96]
 United Kingdom European robin Erithacus rubecula Yes [97]
 United States Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes [98]
 Uruguay Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis No [99]
 Venezuela Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus Yes [100]
 Zambia African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [90][101]
 Zimbabwe African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Yes [90]

See also

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