National Birds of the World
Many countries have a national bird. Some were named by a law or decree, others by tradition, a public vote or a place on the coat of arms. Here are the national birds of 60 countries, with scientific names and status. Each country links to a page with the story behind the choice and the sources.
National birds by country
| Country | National bird | Scientific name | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Rufous horneroFurnarius rufusAlso known as: red ovenbirdalso the national animal | Furnarius rufus | National symbol |
| Australia | EmuDromaius novaehollandiae | Dromaius novaehollandiae | National symbol |
| Bahamas | American flamingoPhoenicopterus ruberAlso known as: Caribbean flamingoalso the national animal | Phoenicopterus ruber | National symbol |
| Bangladesh | Oriental magpie-robin (doel)Copsychus saularisAlso known as: dyal, dhyal, dayal | Copsychus saularis | National symbol |
| Belize | Keel-billed toucanRamphastos sulfuratusAlso known as: rainbow-billed toucan, sulphur-breasted toucan | Ramphastos sulfuratus | Officially designated |
| Bhutan | Common ravenCorvus corax tibetanusAlso known as: northern raven | Corvus corax tibetanus | National symbol |
| Bolivia | Andean condorVultur gryphusalso the national animal | Vultur gryphus | Officially designated |
| Botswana | Kori bustardArdeotis kori | Ardeotis kori | Officially designated |
| Brazil | Rufous-bellied thrushTurdus rufiventrisAlso known as: sabiá-laranjeiraalso the national animal | Turdus rufiventris | Officially designated |
| Cambodia | Giant ibisThaumatibis gigantea | Thaumatibis gigantea | National symbol |
| Chile | Andean condorVultur gryphus | Vultur gryphus | National symbol |
| Colombia | Andean condorVultur gryphusalso the national animal | Vultur gryphus | National symbol |
| Costa Rica | Clay-colored thrush (yigüirro)Turdus grayiAlso known as: clay-colored robin | Turdus grayi | Officially designated |
| Cuba | Cuban trogonPriotelus temnurusAlso known as: tocororoalso the national animal | Priotelus temnurus | National symbol |
| Denmark | Mute swanCygnus oloralso the national animal | Cygnus olor | National symbol |
| Ecuador | Andean condorVultur gryphusalso the national animal | Vultur gryphus | National symbol |
| Egypt | Steppe eagleAquila nipalensisalso the national animal | Aquila nipalensis | National symbol |
| Estonia | Barn swallowHirundo rustica | Hirundo rustica | National symbol |
| Finland | Whooper swanCygnus cygnus | Cygnus cygnus | National symbol |
| France | Gallic roosterGallus gallus domesticusalso the national animal | Gallus gallus domesticus | National symbol |
| Germany | Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosalso the national animal | Aquila chrysaetos | National symbol |
| Guatemala | Resplendent quetzalPharomachrus mocinnoalso the national animal | Pharomachrus mocinno | Officially designated |
| Honduras | Scarlet macawAra macaoAlso known as: red-and-yellow macaw, red-and-blue macawalso the national animal | Ara macao | Officially designated |
| Iceland | GyrfalconFalco rusticolusalso the national animal | Falco rusticolus | National symbol |
| India | Indian peafowl (peacock)Pavo cristatusAlso known as: Indian blue peafowl, common peafowl, blue peafowl | Pavo cristatus | Officially designated |
| Indonesia | Javan hawk-eagleNisaetus bartelsi | Nisaetus bartelsi | Officially designated |
| Jamaica | Red-billed streamertail (doctor bird)Trochilus polytmusAlso known as: swallow-tail hummingbirdalso the national animal | Trochilus polytmus | Officially designated |
| Japan | Green pheasantPhasianus versicolorAlso known as: Japanese green pheasant, kijialso the national animal | Phasianus versicolor | National symbol |
| Jordan | Sinai rosefinchCarpodacus synoicus | Carpodacus synoicus | National symbol |
| Latvia | White wagtailMotacilla albaalso the national animal | Motacilla alba | National symbol |
| Lithuania | White storkCiconia ciconiaalso the national animal | Ciconia ciconia | National symbol |
| Malaysia | Rhinoceros hornbillBuceros rhinoceros | Buceros rhinoceros | National symbol |
| Mauritius | DodoRaphus cucullatusalso the national animal | Raphus cucullatus | National symbol |
| Mexico | Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosalso the national animal | Aquila chrysaetos | National symbol |
| Mongolia | Saker falconFalco cherrug | Falco cherrug | Officially designated |
| Nepal | Himalayan monalLophophorus impejanusAlso known as: Impeyan monal, danphe, Impeyan pheasantalso the national animal | Lophophorus impejanus | Officially designated |
| Netherlands | Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosaalso the national animal | Limosa limosa | National symbol |
| New Zealand | KiwiApteryx mantellialso the national animal | Apteryx mantelli | National symbol |
| Nigeria | Black crowned craneBalearica pavoninaalso the national animal | Balearica pavonina | National symbol |
| Norway | White-throated dipperCinclus cinclusAlso known as: European dipperalso the national animal | Cinclus cinclus | National symbol |
| Pakistan | Chukar partridgeAlectoris chukar | Alectoris chukar | National symbol |
| Panama | Harpy eagleHarpia harpyjaAlso known as: American harpy eaglealso the national animal | Harpia harpyja | Officially designated |
| Papua New Guinea | Raggiana bird-of-paradiseParadisaea raggianaAlso known as: Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, kumulalso the national animal | Paradisaea raggiana | Officially designated |
| Peru | Andean cock-of-the-rockRupicola peruvianusAlso known as: tunki | Rupicola peruvianus | Officially designated |
| Philippines | Philippine eaglePithecophaga jefferyiAlso known as: monkey-eating eagle, great Philippine eaglealso the national animal | Pithecophaga jefferyi | Officially designated |
| Poland | White-tailed eagleHaliaeetus albicillaAlso known as: sea eagle, white-tailed sea-eaglealso the national animal | Haliaeetus albicilla | National symbol |
| Portugal | RoosterGallus gallus domesticusalso the national animal | Gallus gallus domesticus | National symbol |
| South Africa | Blue craneAnthropoides paradiseusAlso known as: Stanley crane, paradise crane | Anthropoides paradiseus | Officially designated |
| South Korea | Oriental magpiePica sericaAlso known as: Korean magpie, Chinese magpie, Asian magpie | Pica serica | National symbol |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka junglefowlGallus lafayettiiAlso known as: Ceylon junglefowl, Lafayette's junglefowlalso the national animal | Gallus lafayettii | National symbol |
| Sweden | Eurasian blackbirdTurdus merulaAlso known as: common blackbirdalso the national animal | Turdus merula | National symbol |
| Thailand | Siamese firebackLophura diardiAlso known as: Diard's fireback | Lophura diardi | National symbol |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Scarlet ibisEudocimus ruberAlso known as: red ibisalso the national animal | Eudocimus ruber | National symbol |
| Uganda | Grey crowned craneBalearica regulorumAlso known as: crested crane, African crowned crane, East African crowned cranealso the national animal | Balearica regulorum | National symbol |
| United Arab Emirates | FalconFalco spp. | Falco spp. | National symbol |
| United Kingdom | European robinErithacus rubeculaAlso known as: robin redbreast | Erithacus rubecula | National symbol |
| United States | Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusalso the national animal | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Officially designated |
| Uruguay | Southern lapwing (tero)Vanellus chilensisAlso known as: queltehue, quero-queroalso the national animal | Vanellus chilensis | National symbol |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan troupialIcterus icterusAlso known as: turpialalso the national animal | Icterus icterus | Officially designated |
| Zambia | African fish eagleHaliaeetus vociferAlso known as: African sea eaglealso the national animal | Haliaeetus vocifer | National symbol |
How we chose
We list a national bird only when a reliable source confirms it, such as a government website, a law or a recognized reference work. "Officially designated" means the bird was named by a law, decree or government act. "National symbol" means it is recognized through tradition, a vote, a coat of arms or currency, without a specific law.
- Officially designated Named by a law, decree or government act.
- National symbol Widely recognized through a coat of arms, flag, currency, public vote or long tradition, without a specific law.
For 24 more countries in our national animals list we have not yet found a reliable source for a national bird, so they are left out for now.