# A List of National Birds of All Countries With Stunning Pictures

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Category: Biology
Published: 2013-06-26T02:38:00
Updated: 2026-08-16T09:20:15
A national bird of a country truly serves as an ideal national symbol and is also a representative of the diverse wildlife of a nation. They are symbolic, sacred, and cherished by every individual of the country. This article lists the national birds of different countries of the world.

### 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.