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.

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States

List of Indian state birds
State Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image IUCN category [5]
Andhra Pradesh Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri borealis) male Jaipur 2.jpg Least Concern
Arunachal Pradesh Great hornbill Buceros bicornis Great hornbill Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg Vulnerable
Assam White-winged wood duck Asarcornis scutulata White-winged Duck RWD3.jpg Endangered
Bihar House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sparrow India.JPG Least Concern
Chhattisgarh Hill myna Gracula religiosa Common Hill Mynah, Golapbag, East Barddhaman, West Bengal.jpg
Goa Flame-throated bulbul Pycnonotus gularis Flame-throated bulbul.jpg
Gujarat Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo AMSM6111.jpg
Haryana Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin.jpg
Himachal Pradesh Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus Tragopan melanocephalus.jpg Vulnerable
Jharkhand Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Asian koel.jpg Least Concern
Karnataka Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis).jpg
Kerala Great Indian hornbill Buceros bicornis Great hornbill Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg Vulnerable
Madhya Pradesh Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Indian Paradise Flycatcher (25299398417).jpg Least Concern
Maharashtra Yellow-footed green pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus) male-8.jpg
Manipur Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae Syrmaticus humiae 104702127.jpg Vulnerable
Meghalaya Hill myna Gracula religiosa Common Hill Mynah, Golapbag, East Barddhaman, West Bengal.jpg Least Concern
Mizoram Mrs. Hume's pheasant Syrmaticus humiae Syrmaticus humiae 104702127.jpg Vulnerable
Nagaland Blyth's tragopan Tragopan blythii Tragopan blythii01.jpg
Odisha Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis).jpg Least Concern
Punjab Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis A Shikra Little Banded Goshawk (50319415647).jpg
Rajasthan Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps Great Indian bustard.jpg Critically Endangered
Sikkim Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus Blood Pheasant female from Lachung North Sikkim India 14032019.jpg Least Concern
Tamil Nadu Emerald dove Chalcophaps indica Asian Emerald Dove Facts 01.jpg
Telangana Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis benghalensis).jpg
Tripura Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea Garbhanga WS 5.jpg
Uttar Pradesh Sarus crane Grus antigone Sarus crane (Grus antigone).jpg Vulnerable
Uttarakhand Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Himalayan Monal on Snow.jpg Least Concern
West Bengal White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated kingfisher BNC.jpg

Union territories

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 IanthoenasColumboidesSmit.jpg Near Threatened
Chandigarh Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris Indian Grey Hornbill I IMG 4051.jpg Least Concern
Delhi House Sparrow Passer domesticus Sparrow India.JPG
Jammu and Kashmir Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Kalij pheasant Prasanna Mamidala.jpg
Ladakh Black-necked crane Grus nigricollis Black necked crane at Hanle.jpg Near Threatened
Lakshadweep Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty Tern (5869407478).jpg Least Concern
Puducherry Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian koel.jpg

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References

  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. 1 2 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.