List of Indian state birds

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem-The lion capital. Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.[1] A list of state birds of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Indian roller (Telegu: Palapitta) Coracias benghalensis
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 Pycnonotus gularis
Gujarat Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Haryana Black francolin Francolinus francolinus
Himachal Pradesh Western tragopan (Jujurana) Tragopan melanocephalus
Jammu and Kashmir Black-necked crane Grus nigricollis
Jharkhand Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Karnataka Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Kerala Great 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 Paala pitta
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 territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Wood Pigeon[2][3] Columba palumboides
Chandigarh Indian Grey Hornbill[2][4] Ocyceros birostris
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi House sparrow Passer domesticus
Lakshadweep Noddy tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Puducherry Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/
  2. 1 2 "State Symbols of India".
  3. ↑ "State Bird/Animal/Tree - Andaman and Nicobar Administration, India". www.andaman.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  4. ↑ "State Animal, Bird, Tree, and Flower of Chandigarh" (PDF).

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