A List of National Birds of All Countries With Stunning Pictures

Did You Know

Benjamin Franklin was against the Bald Eagle being chosen as the national bird of the United States of America. He favored the Wild Turkey because it was native to the United States. However, the Bald Eagle was finally chosen to represent the nation as the national bird in 1782.

Honored for its beauty, varied colors, and attractive plumage, a national bird of a country has cultural, mythological, and religious sentiments associated with it. The national birds promote a country’s rich and varied heritage and may appear on the coat of arms, seal, stamps, or coins of a nation. Strict laws protect these birds and it is illegal to hunt or harm them.

National birds are selected carefully considering their abundance, ubiquity, and uniqueness. They are a symbolic representation of the identity, pride, and integrity of a country. Listed in this BirdEden article are the national birds of various countries of the world.

Asia

China

Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis

Bahrain

White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys

Bangladesh

Oriental Magpie-Robin (Doel)
Copsychus saularis

Cambodia

Giant Ibis
Thaumatibis gigantea

Bhutan

Common Raven
Corvus corax

India

Peacock
Pavo cristatus

Iraq

Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar

Israel

Hoopoe
Upupa epops

Mongolia

Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug

Myanmar

Burmese Peacock/Grey Peacock-Pheasant
(Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

Nepal

Himalayan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus

Malaysia

Rhinoceros Hornbill
Buceros rhinoceros

Palestine

Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris oseus

Pakistan

Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar

Singapore

Crimson Sunbird
Aethopyga siparaja

Thailand

Siamese Fireback Pheasant
Lophura diardi

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

Japan

Green Pheasant
(Phasianus versicolor)

Philippines

Philippine Eagle
(Pithecophaga jefferyi)

Sri Lanka

Ceylon Junglefowl
(Gallus lafayetii)

Taiwan

Taiwan Blue Magpie
(Urocissa caerulea)

Indonesia

Javan Hawk-Eagle
(Nisaetus bartelsi)

Jordan

Sinai Rosefinch
(Carpodacus synoicus)

Europe

Armenia

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

Austria

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica

Belarus

White Stork
Ciconia ciconia

Belgium

Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus

Croatia

Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos

Denmark

Mute Swan
Cygnus olor

Estonia

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica

Faroe Islands

Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus

Finland

Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus

France

Gallic Rooster
Gallus gallus

Germany

White Stork
Ciconia ciconia

Gibraltar

Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara

Greece

Little Owl
Athene noctua

Iceland

Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus

Ireland

Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus

Latvia

White Wagtail
Motacilla alba

Lithuania

White Stork
Ciconia ciconia

Luxembourg

Goldcrest
Regulus regulus

Norway

Dipper
Cinclus cinclus

Poland

White-tailed Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla

Romania

White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus

Scotland

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

Sweden

Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula

United kingdom

European Robin
Erithacus rubecula

Malta

Blue Rock Thrush
(Monticola solitarius)

Africa

Angola

Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus

Botswana

Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudata

Cape Verde

Grey-headed Kingfisher
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Egypt

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos

Ivory Coast

White-cheeked Turaco
Tauraco leucotis

Gambia

Hammer Stork
Scopus umbretta

Kenya

Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudata

Liberia

Garden Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus

Namibia

African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

Nigeria

Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina

South Africa

Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradisea

Swaziland

Purple-crested Turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus

South Sudan

African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

Uganda

Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum

Zambia

African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

Zimbabwe

African Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer

Saint Helena

Wirebird
(Chardrius sanctae helenae)

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens

Aruba

Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia

Bahamas

Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber

Belize

Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus

British Virgin Islands

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

Curacao

Orange-breasted Oriole
Icterus pectoralis

Anguilla

Zenaida Dove
Zenaida aurita

Cuba

Cuban Trogon
Priotelus temnurus

El Salvador

Turquoise browed motmot
Eumomota superciliosa

Guatemala

Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno

Honduras

Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao

Grenada

Grenada Dove
Leptotila wellsi

Haiti

Hispaniolan Trogon
Priotelus roseigaster

Jamaica

Doctor Bird
Trochilus polytmus

Mexico

Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus

Nicaragua

Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa Guardabarranco

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

St Vincent Parrot
Amazona guildingii

Panama

Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

Trinidad and Tobago

Scarlet Ibis
Eudocimus ruber

Trinidad and Tobago

Cocrico
(Ortalis ruficauda)

United States of America

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman Parrot
(Amazona leucocephala caymanensis)

Costa Rica

Clay-colored Thrush
(Turdus grayi)

Dominican Republic

Palmchat
Dulus dominicus

Dominica

Imperial Amazon
(Amazona imperialis)

Guam

Flightless Guam Rail, Ko’ko’
(Rallus owstoni)

Montserrat

Montserrat Oriole
(Icterus Oberi)

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Spindalis
(Spindalis portoricensis)

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucian Parrot
(Amazona versicolor)

South America

Bolivia

Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus

Brazil

Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris

Chile

Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus

Ecuador

Andean Condor
Vultur gryphus

Guyana

Hoatzin
Opisthocomus hoazin

Peru

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
Rupicola peruviana

Uruguay

Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus

Argentina

Rufous Hornero
(Furnarius rufus)

Colombia

Andean Condor
(Vultur gryphus)

Paraguay

Bare-throated Bellbird
(Procnias nudicollis)

Venezuela

Troupial
(Icterus icterus)

Oceania

Kiribati

Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens

Papua New Guinea

Raggiana Bird-of-paradise
Paradisaea raggiana

New Caledonia

Kagu
Rhynochetos jubatus

New Zealand

Kiwi
Apteryx mantelli

Nauru

Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor

Palau

Palau Fruit-dove
(Ptilinopus pelewensis)

Samoa

Tooth-billed Pigeon/Manumea
(Didunculus strigirostris)

A national bird is a symbol of a nation’s rich biodiversity, culture, and beliefs. It can attain the national symbol status because of the respect, admiration, or value attached. Like all national symbols, national birds also project the image of a country as well as prove to be a source of inspiration.