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List of Indian state birds

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  
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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