List of national birds

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

Country	Name of Bird	Scientifc name	Picture	Ref.
Angola	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus		[1]
Antigua and Barbuda	Magnificent Frigatebird,	Fregata magnificens		[2]
Argentina	Rufous Hornero	Furnarius rufus		[3]
Australia	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae (unofficial)		[4]
Bahamas	Caribbean Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber		[5]
Bangladesh	Oriental Magpie Robin	Copsychus saularis (doayle, dhayal)		[6]
Belarus	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Belize	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		[7]
Bhutan	Common Raven	Corvus corax		[8]
Botswana	Lilac-breasted Roller,	Coracias caudata
	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis		[1]
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa (Torogoz)		[9]
France	Gallic Rooster	Gallus gallus
Republic of India	Indian Peacock	Pavo cristatus
Israel	Hoopoe	Upupa epops		[10]
Estonia	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica		[11]
Latvia	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba		[12]
Luxembourg	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Malawi	Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum		[1]
Mexico	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos		[13]
Namibia	Crimson-breasted Shrike	Laniarius atrococcineus		[1]
New Zeeland	Kiwi	Apteryx mantelli
Norway	Cinclus cinclus	Cinclus cinclus
Pakistan	Chukar	Alectoris chukar (official)
	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus (unofficial)
Palestine	Palestine Sunbird	Cinnyris oseus
Panama	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		[14]
Papua New Guinea	Raggiana Bird of Paradise,	Paradisaea raggiana		[15]
Singapore	Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja		[16]
South Africa	Blue Crane	Anthropoides paradisea		[1]
Spain	Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Swaziland	Purple-crested Turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus		[1]
Sweden	Common blackbird	Turdus merula
Thailand	Siamese Fireback pheasant	Lophura diardi		[17]
United Kingdom	European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	File:Erithacus-rubecula-melophils Dublin-Ireland.jpg	[18]
United States	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		[19]
Venezuela	Troupial	Icterus icterus (turpial)		[20]
Zambia	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer		[1]
Zimbabwe	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer		[1]

Contents 1 Official birds of subnational entities 1.1 Pakistan 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Official birds of subnational entities

• Cornwall - Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax [12]

[edit] Pakistan

• Azad Jammu and Kashmir - Black-necked crane, Grus nigricollis

• • Islamabad Capital Territory - Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
  • North-West Frontier Province - White-crested Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos hamiltonii
  • Balochistan (Pakistan) - Houbara bustard, Chlamydotis undulata
  • Sindh - Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
  • Punjab (Pakistan) - Asiatic peafowl, Pavo cristatus

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Namibia Stamps : SAPOA Sheetlet - National Birds of Southern Africa countries, October, 11 2004
2. ^ Environment Division - National Symbols
3. ^ The Estancia the coat of arms of Argentina, 2008
4. ^ About Australia The Coat of Arms, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 2008
5. ^ Bahamas National Symbols, Bahamas-Travel.info
6. ^ National Icons of Bangladesh, Bangla2000
7. ^ National Symbols, Government of Belize
8. ^ [1]
9. ^ [2]
10. ^ Reuters photo credit: Ofir Lotan (May 29, 2008). "Day in pictures". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?o=1&f=/g/a/2008/05/29/dip.DTL. 
11. ^ [3]
12. ^ [4]
13. ^ [5]
14. ^ [6]
15. ^ [7]
16. ^ [8]
17. ^ Siamese Firebacks aka Diard's Firebacks
18. ^ [9]
19. ^ [10]
20. ^ [11]

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• list of national birds