List of Indian state birds

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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including birds listed below.

States[edit]

List of Indian state birds
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Great hornbill Buceros bicornis Vulnerable
Assam White-winged wood duck Asarcornis scutulata Endangered
Bihar House Sparrow Passer domesticus Least Concern
Chhattisgarh Hill myna Gracula religiosa
Goa Flame-throated bulbul Pycnonotus gularis
Gujarat Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Haryana Black francolin Francolinus francolinus
Himachal Pradesh Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Vulnerable
Jharkhand Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Least Concern
Karnataka Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
Kerala Great Indian hornbill Buceros bicornis Vulnerable
Madhya Pradesh Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Least Concern
Maharashtra Yellow-footed green pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Manipur Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae Vulnerable
Meghalaya Hill myna Gracula religiosa Least Concern
Mizoram Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae Vulnerable
Nagaland Blyth's tragopan Tragopan blythii
Odisha Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Least Concern
Punjab Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Rajasthan Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps Critically Endangered
Sikkim Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus Least Concern
Tamil Nadu Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica
Telangana Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
Tripura Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea
Uttar Pradesh Sarus crane Grus antigone Vulnerable
Uttarakhand Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Least Concern
West Bengal White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Union territories[edit]

List of Indian state birds (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman wood pigeon Columba palumboides Near Threatened
Chandigarh Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Least Concern
Delhi House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Jammu and Kashmir Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Kalij pheasant Prasanna Mamidala
Ladakh Black-necked crane Grus nigricollis Near Threatened
Lakshadweep Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus Least Concern
Puducherry Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

References[edit]

  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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