This article features a list of national birds of different countries along with their scientific Names.
A national bird is the official bird of a country and has a meaning which symbolises the country and what it stands for. National birds are selected carefully considering their abundance, ubiquity, and uniqueness. Strict laws protect these birds and it is illegal to hunt or harm them.
This is a list of national birds. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an “unofficial” status.
| Country | Bird | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Red-Crested Turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus |
| Anguilla | Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens |
| Argentina | Rufous Hornero | Furnarius rufus |
| Aruba | Aruba Burrowing Owl | subspecies of the Burrowing Owl |
| *Australia | Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae |
| Austria | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Bahamas | American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
| Bahrain | Himalayan Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys |
| Bangladesh | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| *Belarus | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia |
| Belgium | Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| Belize | Keel-Billed Toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus |
| Bermuda | Bermuda Petrel | Pterodroma cahow |
| Bhutan | Common Raven | Corvus corax |
| Bolivia | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
| *Botswana | Lilac-Breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| Brazil | Rufous-Bellied Thrush | Turdus rufiventris |
| Cambodia | Giant Ibis | Thaumatibis gigantean |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Parrot | subspecies of the Cuban Parrot |
| Chile | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
| Colombia | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
| Costa Rica | Clay-Colored Thrush | Turdus grayi |
| Cuba | Cuban Trogon | Priotelus temnurus |
| Denmark | Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| Dominica | Imperial Amazon | Amazona imperialis |
| Dominican Republic | Palmchat | Dulus dominicus |
| Ecuador | Andean Condor | Vultur gryphus |
| *Egypt | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| El Salvador | Turquoise-Browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa |
| Estonia | Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Faroe Islands | Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Finland | Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus |
| France | Red Junglefowl | Gallic Rooster |
| Gibraltar | Barbary Partridge | Alectoris Barbara |
| Grenada | Grenada Dove | Leptotila wellsi |
| Guatemala | Resplendent Quetzal | Pharomachrus mocinno |
| Guyana | Hoatzin | Opisthocomus hoazin |
| Haiti | Hispaniolan Trogon | Priotelus roseigaster |
| Honduras | Scarlet Macaw | Ara macao |
| *Iceland | Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus |
| India | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| Indonesia | Javan Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus bartelsi |
| Iran | Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| Iraq | Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar |
| Israel | Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
| Jamaica | Red-Billed Streamertail | Trochilus polytmus |
| Japan | Green Pheasant | Phasianus versicolor |
| Jordan | Pale Rosefinch | Carpodacus synoicus |
| *Kenya | Lilac-Breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| Latvia | White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| Lithuania | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia |
| Luxembourg | Goldcrest | Regulus regulus |
| *Malaysia | Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros |
| Malta | Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitaries |
| *Mauritius | Dodo | Raphus cucullatus |
| Mexico | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Mongolia | Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug |
| Montserrat | Montserrat Oriole | Icterus oberi |
| Myanmar | Grey Peacock-Pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum |
| Namibia | African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer |
| Nepal | Himalayan Monal | Lophophorus impejanus |
| *New Zealand | Northern Brown Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli |
| Nicaragua | Turquoise-Browed Motmot | Eumomota superciliosa |
| Nigeria | Black Crowned Crane | Balearica pavonina |
| Norway | White-Throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus |
| Pakistan | Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar |
| Panama | Harpy Eagle | Harpia harpyja |
| Papua New Guinea | Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise | Paradisaea raggiana |
| Paraguay | Bare-Throated Bellbird | Procnias nudicollis |
| Peru | Andean Cock-of-the-Rock | Rupicola peruvianus |
| Philippines | Philippine Eagle | Pithecophaga jefferyi |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican Spindalis | Spindalis portoricensis |
| Romania | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent Amazon | Amazona guildingii |
| *Scotland | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
| *Singapore | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja |
| South Africa | Blue Crane | Anthropoides paradisea |
| *South Korea | Korean Magpie | subspecies of the Black-Billed Magpie |
| South Sudan | African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer |
| *Spain | Spanish Imperial Eagle | Aquila adalberti |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Junglefowl | Gallus lafayetii |
| St. Lucia | St. Lucia Amazon | Amazona versicolor |
| Sudan | Secretary Bird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
| Swaziland | Purple-Crested Turaco | Tauraco porphyreolophus |
| Sweden | Common Blackbird | Turdus merula |
| *Taiwan | Taiwan Magpie | Urocissa caerulea |
| Thailand | Siamese Fireback | Lophura diardi |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Scarlet Ibis | Trinidad |
| Turkey | Redwing | Turdus iliacus |
| Uganda | Crested Crane | subspecies of the Grey Crowned-Crane |
| United Arab Emirates | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| *United Kingdom | European Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| United States | Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| *Uruguay | Southern Lapwing | Vanellus chilensis |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Troupial | Icterus icterus |
| Zambia | African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer |