List of Indian state birds

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

States Common name Binomial names Images
Andhra Pradesh Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri[3]
Arunachal Pradesh Great hornbill Buceros bicornis
Assam White-winged wood duck Asarcornis scutulata
Bihar House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Chhattisgarh Bastar hill myna Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Goa Flame-throated bulbul (also known specifically as Ruby-throated yellow bulbul) Pycnonotus gularis

Gujarat Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Haryana Black francolin Francolinus francolinus
Himachal Pradesh Western tragopan (Jujurana) Tragopan melanocephalus
Jharkhand Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Karnataka Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
Kerala Great Indian hornbill Buceros bicornis
Madhya Pradesh Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Maharashtra Yellow-footed green pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Manipur Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
Meghalaya Hill myna Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Mizoram Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae
Nagaland Blyth's tragopan Tragopan blythii
Odisha Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
Punjab Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Rajasthan Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
Sikkim Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
Tamil Nadu Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica
Telangana Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
Tripura Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea
Uttar Pradesh Sarus crane Grus antigone
Uttarakhand Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus
West Bengal White-breasted kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Union territories[edit]

Union territory Common name Binomial name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman wood pigeon[4] Columba palumboides
Chandigarh Indian grey hornbill[5] Ocyceros birostris
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Not yet designated
Delhi House sparrow Passer domesticus
Jammu and Kashmir Kalij pheasant[6] Lophura leucomelanos Kalij pheasant Prasanna Mamidala
Ladakh Black-necked crane Grus nigricollis
Lakshadweep Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Puducherry Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

See also[edit]

Board showing the list of state birds at Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

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. ^ "State Symbols".
  4. ^ "State Bird/Animal/Tree - Andaman and Nicobar Administration, India". www.andaman.gov.in. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ^ "State Animal, Bird, Tree, and Flower of Chandigarh" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Kalij Pheasant declared bird of J&K UT". 21 October 2021.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Indian_state_birds&oldid=1226525799"