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

National birds

Country	Name of Bird	Scientific 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		^[7]
Belize	Keel-billed Toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus		^[8]
Bhutan	Common Raven	Corvus corax		^[9]
Bolivia	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus
Botswana	Lilac-breasted Roller,	Coracias caudata
Botswana	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis		^[1]
Brazil	Rufous-bellied Thrush	Turdus rufiventris
Canada	Common Loon	Gavia immer		^[10]
China	Golden Pheasant (unofficial)	Chrysolophus pictus
China	Red-crowned Crane	Grus japonica	File:Crane japan2.jpg
Côte d'Ivoire	White-cheeked Turaco	Tauraco leucotis
Denmark	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor		^[11]
Ecuador	Andean Condor	Vultur gryphus
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed Motmot	Eumomota superciliosa (Torogoz)		^[12]
Estonia	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica		^[13]
Finland	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus		^[13]
France	Gallic Rooster	Gallus gallus
Republic of India	Indian Peacock	Pavo cristatus
State of Israel	Hoopoe	Upupa epops		^[14]
Japan	Green Pheasant	Phasianus versicolor
Kashmir (AJK)	Black-necked crane	Grus nigricollis (Unofficial)
South Korea	Common Magpie	Pica pica
Latvia	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba		^[15]
Luxembourg	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Malawi	Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum		^[1]
Mauritius	Dodo	Raphus cucullatus
Mexico	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos		^[16]
Myanmar	Green Peafowl	Pavo muticus
Myanmar	Grey Peacock-pheasant (unoffical)	Polyplectron bicalcaratum
Namibia	Crimson-breasted Shrike	Laniarius atrococcineus		^[1]
Nepal	Himalayan Monal	Lophophorus impejanus
New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx mantelli
Norway	White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
Pakistan	Chukar	Alectoris chukar (official)		^[17]
Pakistan	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus (unofficial)		^[18]
Palestinian territories	Palestine Sunbird	Cinnyris oseus
Panama	Harpy Eagle	Harpia harpyja		^[19]
Papua New Guinea	Raggiana Bird of Paradise,	Paradisaea raggiana		^[20]
Peru	Andean Cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruvianus
Philippines	Philippine Eagle	Pithecophaga jefferyi
Romania	White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Singapore	Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja		^[21]
South Africa	Blue Crane	Anthropoides paradisea		^[1]
Spain	Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus		^{[citation needed]}
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Junglefowl	Gallus lafayetii		^[22]
Swaziland	Purple-crested Turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus		^[1]
Sweden	Common blackbird	Turdus merula
Thailand	Siamese Fireback pheasant	Lophura diardi		^[23]
United Kingdom	European Robin	Erithacus rubecula		^[24]
United States	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		^[25]
Venezuela	Troupial	Icterus icterus (turpial)		^[26]
Zambia	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer		^[1]
Zimbabwe	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer		^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Namibia Stamps : SAPOA Sheetlet - National Birds of Southern Africa countries, October 11, 2004
^ Environment Division - National Symbols
^ The Estancia the coat of arms of Argentina, 2008
^ About Australia The Coat of Arms, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 2008
^ Bahamas National Symbols, Bahamas-Travel.info
^ National Icons of Bangladesh, Bangla2000
^ http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/natural-history
^ National Symbols, Government of Belize
^ [1]
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^ Reuters photo credit: Ofir Lotan (May 29, 2008). "Day in pictures". San Francisco Chronicle. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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^ [www.defence.pk/forums/.../28511-high-velocity-falcon.html]
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^ [10]
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^ http://www.gov.lk
^ Siamese Firebacks aka Diard's Firebacks
^ [12]
^ [13]
^ [14]

External links

list of national birds

[NS-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] ttp://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/natural-history

[8] National Symbols, Government of Belize

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[IsraelSFChronicle-14] Reuters photo credit: Ofir Lotan (May 29, 2008). "Day in pictures". San Francisco Chronicle. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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[18] [www.defence.pk/forums/.../28511-high-velocity-falcon.html]

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[22] ttp://www.gov.lk

[23] Siamese Firebacks aka Diard's Firebacks

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 |rowspan="2"|{{flag|China}} || [[Golden Pheasant]] ''(unofficial)'' || ''Chrysolophus pictus'' || [[File:Guldfasan-2.jpg|50px]] ||

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National birds

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References

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