LIST OF NATIONAL BIRDS

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

★ Angola - Peregrine Falcon, ''Falco peregrinus'' [1]

★ Anguilla - Zenaida Dove, ''Zenaida Aurita'' (Locally known as Turtle Dove)

★ Antigua and Barbuda - Magnificent Frigatebird, ''Fregata magnificens'' [2]

★ Argentina - Rufous Hornero, ''Furnarius rufus'' [3]

★ Australia - Emu, ''Dromaius novaehollandiae'' (unofficial [4])

★ Austria - Barn Swallow, ''Hirundo rustica''

★ Bahamas - Caribbean Flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus ruber'' [5]

★ Bahrain - Falcon, ''Pycnonotus leucogenys''

★ Bangladesh - Oriental Magpie Robin, ''Copsychus saularis'' (doayle, dhayal) [6]

★ Belarus - Black Stork, ''Ciconia nigra''

★ Belgium - Common Kestrel, ''Falco tinninculus''

★ Belize - Keel-billed Toucan, ''Ramphastos sulfuratus'' [7]

★ Bhutan - Common Raven ''Corvus corax'' [8]

★ Bolivia - Andean Condor, ''Vultur gryphus''

★ Botswana - Lilac-breasted Roller, ''Coracias caudata'' or Cattle Egret, ''Bubulcus ibis'' [9]

★ Brazil - Rufous-bellied Thrush, ''Turdus rufiventris'' (sabiá-laranjeira) [10]

★ Chile - Andean Condor, ''Vultur gryphus''

★ China - as yet undetermined, suggestions include Blue-eared Pheasant and Red-crowned Crane [11]

★ Colombia - Andean Condor, ''Vultur gryphus''

★ Costa Rica - Clay-colored Robin, ''Turdus grayi'' (yigüirro)

★ Cuba - Cuban Trogon, ''Priotelus temnurus'' (tocororo)

★ Denmark - Mute Swan, ''Cygnus olor''

★ Dominica - Imperial Parrot, ''Amazona imperialis'' (Sisserou)

★ Dominican Republic - Palmchat, ''Dulus dominicus''

★ Ecuador - Andean Condor, ''Vultur gryphus''

★ El Salvador - Turquoise-browed Motmot, ''Eumomota superciliosa'' (Torogoz) [12]

★ Estonia - Barn Swallow, ''Hirundo rustica'' [13]

★ Fiji - Collared Lory, ''Phigys solitarius'' (kula)

★ Finland - Whooper Swan, ''Cygnus cygnus''

★ France - cock, ''Gallus gallus''

★ The Gambia - as yet undetermined, suggestions include Blue-bellied Roller and Spur-winged Goose [14]

★ Georgia - Common Pheasant, ''Phasianus colchicus''

★ Greece - Phoenix, Doublehead eagle, owl

★ Grenada - Grenada Dove, ''Leptotila wellsi''

★ Guatemala - Resplendent Quetzal, ''Pharomachrus mocinno''

★ Guyana - Hoatzin, ''Opisthocomus hoazin''

★ Haiti - Hispaniolan Trogon, ''Priotelus roseigaster''

★ Honduras - Yellow-naped Parrot, ''Amazona auropalliata''

★ Hungary - Great Bustard, ''Otis tarda'' - (unofficially the symbol of the Magyar nation: Turul or Saker Falcon.)

★ Iceland - Gyrfalcon, ''Falco rusticolus''

★ India - blue Indian Peacock male, ''Pavo cristatus''

★ Indonesia - Javan Hawk Eagle, ''Spizaetus bartelsi''

★ Iran - Nightingale, ''Luscinia megarhynchos'', Male Peacock, ''Pavo cristatus'' (Both Unofficial)

★ Iraq - Chukar, ''Alectoris chukar''

★ Republic of Ireland - as yet undetermined, suggestions include wren and robin

★ Jamaica - Green-and-black Streamertail, ''Trochilus polytmus'' (doctor bird)

★ Japan - Green Pheasant, ''Phasianus versicolor'' (kiji)

★ Jordan - Sinai Rosefinch, ''Carpodacus synoicus''

★ Kazakhstan - Golden Eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos''

★ Kenya - rooster, ''Gallus gallus'' or Black Crowned Crane, ''Balearica pavonina'' (both unofficial)

★ South Korea - Korean Magpie, ''Pica sericea''

★ Latvia - White Wagtail, ''Motacilla alba''

★ Lesotho - Southern Bald Ibis, ''Geronticus calvus''

★ Liberia - Common Bulbul, ''Pycnonotus barbatus'' (pepperbird)

★ Lithuania - White Stork, ''Ciconia ciconia''

★ Luxembourg - Goldcrest, ''Regulus regulus''

★ Malawi - Bar-tailed Trogon, ''Apaloderma vittatum'' [15]

★ Malaysia - Rhinoceros Hornbill, ''Buceros rhinoceros''

★ Malta - Blue Rock Thrush, ''Monticola solitarius''

★ Mauritius - Dodo, ''Raphus cucullatus''

★ Mexico - Golden Eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos'' (official stance currently does not specify any species)

★ Myanmar (Burma) - Grey Peacock Pheasant, ''Polyplectron bicalcaratum'' (Burmese peacock)

★ Namibia - Crimson-breasted Shrike, ''Laniarius atrococcineus'' [16]

★ Nepal - Himalayan Monal, ''Lophophorus impejanus'' (danphe)

★ New Zealand - Brown Kiwi, ''Apteryx australis''

★ Nicaragua - Turquoise-browed Motmot, ''Eumomota superciliosa'' (guardabarranco)

★ Nigeria - Black-crowned Crane, ''Balearica pavonina''

★ Norway - White-throated Dipper, ''Cinclus cinclus''

★ Pakistan - Chukar, ''Alectoris chukar'' (National bird) and Peregrine Falcon ''Falco peregrinus'' (State ''military'' bird)

★ Palau - Palau Fruit Dove, ''Ptilinopus pelewensis''

★ Panama - Harpy Eagle, ''Harpia harpyja'' [17]

★ Papua New Guinea - Raggiana Bird of Paradise, ''Paradisaea raggiana'' [18]

★ Paraguay - Bare-throated Bellbird, ''Procnias nudicollis''

★ Peru - Andean Cock-of-the-rock, ''Rupicola peruviana''

★ Philippines - Philippine Eagle, ''Pithecophaga jefferyi''

★ Poland - White-tailed Eagle, ''Haliaeetus albicilla''

★ Romania - White Pelican, ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' (proposed)

★ Rwanda - Grey Crowned Crane, ''Balearica regulorum'' (unofficial)

★ Saint Kitts and Nevis - Brown Pelican, ''Pelecanus occidentalis''

★ Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Parrot, ''Amazona versicolor''

★ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - St. Vincent Parrot, ''Amazona guildingii''

★ Samoa - Tooth-billed Pigeon, ''Didunculus strigirostris'' (manumea)

★ Sao Tome and Principe - African Grey Parrot, ''Psittacus erithacus'' and Black Kite, ''Milvus migrans''

★ Seychelles - Seychelles Black Parrot, ''Coracopsis nigra barklyi''

★ Singapore - Crimson Sunbird, ''Aethopyga siparaja'' [19]

★ South Africa - Blue Crane, ''Anthropoides paradisea'' [20]

★ Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Junglefowl, ''Gallus lafayetti''

★ Sudan - Secretary Bird, ''Sagittarius serpentarius''

★ Swaziland - Purple-crested Turaco, ''Tauraco porphyreolophus'' [21]

★ Sweden - Common Blackbird, ''Turdus merula''

★ Switzerland - Chicken, ''Gallus gallus (Appenzeller Spitzhauben)

★ Taiwan - Formosan Blue Magpie, Urocissa caerulea

★ Tanzania - Grey Crowned Crane, ''Balearica regulorum'' (unofficial)

★ Thailand - Siamese Fireback, ''Lophura diardi''

★ Tonga - Pacific Imperial Pigeon, ''Ducula pacifica'' (lupe)

★ Trinidad and Tobago

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★ Trinidad - Scarlet Ibis, ''Eudocimus ruber''

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★ Tobago - Rufous-vented Chachalaca, ''Ortalis ruficauda'' (cocrico)

★ Turkey - Redwing, ''Turdus iliacus''

★ Uganda - Grey-crowned Crane, ''Balearica regulorum''

★ United Arab Emirates - Peregrine Falcon, ''Falco peregrinus''

★ United Kingdom - European Robin, ''Erithacus rubecula''

★ United States - Bald Eagle, ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' [22]

★ Uruguay - Southern Lapwing, ''Vanellus chilensis'' (terutero, tero tero)

★ Venezuela - Troupial, ''Icterus icterus'' (turpial) [23]

★ Zambia - African Fish Eagle, ''Haliaeetus vocifer'' [24]

★ Zimbabwe - African Fish Eagle, ''Haliaeetus vocifer'' [25]

Contents

Official birds of subnational entities

See also

External links

Official birds of subnational entities

★ Australia ''(see also list of Australian bird emblems)''

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★ Australian Capital Territory - Gang-gang Cockatoo, ''Callocephalon fimbriatum''

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★ Queensland - Brolga, ''Grus rubicunda''

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★ New South Wales - Laughing Kookaburra, ''Dacelo novaeguineae''

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★ Northern Territory - Wedge-tailed Eagle, ''Aquila audax''

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★ South Australia - White-backed Magpie, ''Gymnorhina tibicen telonocua'' ''(Piping Shrike)''

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★ Victoria - Helmeted Honeyeater, ''Lichenostomus melanops cassidix''

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★ Western Australia - Black Swan, ''Cygnus atratus''

★ Canada

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★ Alberta - Great Horned Owl, ''Bubo virginianus''

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★ British Columbia - Steller's Jay, ''Cyanocitta stelleri''

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★ Manitoba -- Great Gray Owl, ''Strix nebulosa''

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★ New Brunswick - Black-capped Chickadee, ''Poecile atricapilla''

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★ Newfoundland and Labrador - Atlantic Puffin, ''Fratercula Arctica''

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★ Northwest Territories - Gyrfalcon, ''Falco rusticolus''

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★ Nova Scotia - Osprey, ''Pandion haliaetus''

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★ Nunavut - Rock Ptarmigan, ''Lagopus muta''

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★ Ontario - Common Loon, ''Gavia immer''

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★ Prince Edward Island - Blue Jay, ''Cyanocitta cristata''

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★ Quebec - Snowy Owl, ''Nyctea scandiaca''

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★ Saskatchewan - Sharp-tailed Grouse, ''Tympanuchus phasianellus''

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★ Yukon - Common Raven, ''Corvus corax''

★ China

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★ Guangdong - Silver Pheasant, ''Lophura nycthemera''

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★ Hainan - Hainan Partridge, ''Arborophila ardens''

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★ Ningxia - Blue-eared Pheasant, ''Crossoptilon auritum''

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★ Qinghai - Black-necked Crane, ''Grus nigricollis''

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★ Shaanxi - Japanese Crested Ibis, ''Nipponia nippon''

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★ Shanxi - Brown-eared Pheasant, ''Crossoptilon mantchuricum''

★ Denmark

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★ Faroe Islands - Eurasian Oystercatcher, ''Haematopus ostralegus''

★ France

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★ New Caledonia - Kagu, ''Rhynochetos jubatus''

★ India, Republic of

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★ ''see List of Indian state birds''

★ Japan

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★ Aichi - Japanese Scops Owl, ''Otus semitorques''

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★ Akita - Copper Pheasant, ''Phasianus soemmeringii''

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★ Aomori - Bewick's Swan, ''Cygnus bewickii''

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★ Chiba - Meadow Bunting, ''Emberiza cioides''

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★ Ehime - Japanese Robin, ''Erithacus akahige''

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★ Fukui - Dusky Thrush, ''Turdus naumanni''

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★ Fukuoka - Japanese Bush Warbler, ''Cettia diphone''

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★ Fukushima - Narcissus Flycatcher, ''Ficedula narcissina''

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★ Gifu - Rock Ptarmigan, ''Lagopus muta''

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★ Gunma - Copper Pheasant, ''Phasianus soemmeringii''

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★ Hiroshima - Red-throated Diver, ''Gavia stellata''

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★ Hokkaidō - Red-crowned Crane, ''Grus japonensis''

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★ Hyōgo - Oriental White Stork, ''Ciconia boyciana''

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★ Ibaraki - Japanese Skylark, ''Alauda japonica''

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★ Ishikawa - Golden Eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos''

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★ Iwate - Common Pheasant, ''Phasianus colchicus''

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★ Kagawa - Lesser Cuckoo, ''Cuculus poliocephalus''

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★ Kagoshima - Lidth's Jay, ''Garrulus lidthi''

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★ Kanagawa - Common Gull, ''Larus canus''

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★ Kochi - Fairy Pitta, ''Pitta nympha''

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★ Kumamoto - Japanese Skylark, ''Alauda japonica''

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★ Kyoto - Streaked Shearwater, ''Calonectris leucomelas''

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★ Mie - Kentish Plover, ''Charadrius alexandrinus''

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★ Miyagi - "wild goose" (''Anser'', ''Branta'', and ''Chen'')

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★ Miyazaki - Ijima Copper Pheasant, ''Phasianus soemmerringii ijimae''

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★ Nagano - Rock Ptarmigan, ''Lagopus muta''

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★ Nagasaki - Mandarin Duck, ''Aix galericulata''

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★ Nara - Japanese Robin, ''Erithacus akahige''

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★ Niigata - Japanese Crested Ibis, ''Nipponia nippon''

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★ Ōita - Japanese White-eye, ''Zosterops japonica''

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★ Okayama - Lesser Cuckoo, ''Cuculus poliocephalus''

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★ Okinawa - Okinawa Woodpecker, ''Sapheopipo noguchii''

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★ Osaka - Bull-headed Shrike, ''Lanius bucephalus''

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★ Saga - Black-billed Magpie, ''Pica pica''

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★ Saitama - Eurasian Collared Dove, ''Streptopelia decaocto''

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★ Shiga - Little Grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis''

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★ Shimane - Whooper Swan, ''Cygnus cygnus''

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★ Shizuoka - Japanese Paradise Flycatcher, ''Terpsiphone atrocaudata''

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★ Tochigi - Blue-and-white Flycatcher, ''Cyanoptila cyanomelana''

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★ Tokushima - "white heron" (''Ardea'' and ''Egretta'')

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★ Tokyo - Black-headed Gull, ''Larus ridibundus''

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★ Tottori - Mandarin Duck, ''Aix galericulata''

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★ Toyama - Rock Ptarmigan, ''Lagopus muta''

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★ Wakayama - Japanese White-eye, ''Zosterops japonica''

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★ Yamagata - Mandarin Duck, ''Aix galericulata''

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★ Yamaguchi - Hooded Crane, ''Grus monacha''

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★ Yamanashi - Japanese Bush Warbler, ''Cettia diphone''

★ Malaysia

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★ Sarawak - Rhinoceros Hornbill, ''Buceros rhinoceros''

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★ Selangor - White-bellied Sea Eagle, ''Haliaeetus leucogaster''

★ Netherlands

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★ Bonaire - Caribbean Flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus ruber''

★ Pakistan

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★ ''see Kashmir'' - Black-necked Crane, ''Grus nigricollis''

★ Philippines

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★ Antique - Writhed-billed Hornbill, ''Aceros waldeni'' (dulungan, kalaw)

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★ Abra - Writhed-billed Hornbill, ''Aceros waldeni'' (kalaw)

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★ Bohol - Black-naped Oriole, ''Oriolus chinensis'' (antolihaw, dimodlaw)

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★ Cebu - Cebu Flowerpecker, ''Dicaeum quadricolor''

★ United Kingdom

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★ Anguilla - Mourning Dove, ''Zenaida macroura''

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★ Bermuda - White-tailed Tropicbird, ''Phaethon lepturus''

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★ British Virgin Islands - Mourning Dove, ''Zenaida macroura''

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★ Cayman Islands - Cayman Parrot, ''Amazona leucocephala caymanensis''

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★ Montserrat - Montserrat Oriole, ''Icterus oberi''

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★ Saint Helena - Wirebird (St. Helena Plover), ''Charadrius sanctaehelenae''

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★ Scotland - Golden Eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos''

★ United States

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★ District of Columbia - Wood Thrush, ''Hylocichla mustelina''

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★ Guam - Mariana Fruit Dove, ''Ptilinopus roseicapilla'' (totot)

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★ Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican Spindalis, ''Spindalis portoricensis'' (reina mora)

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★ United States Virgin Islands - Bananaquit, ''Coereba flaveola''

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★ ''see list of U.S. state birds''

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★ ''see list of U.S. county birds''

See also

★ list of official city birds

★ list of national animals

External links

★ list of national birds