List of official city birds

The following is an incomplete list of official city birds, organized by country.

Australia

• Canberra - laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae

Bulgaria

• Sofia - great tit, Parus major ^[1]

Canada

• Andrew, Alberta - mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Barrhead, Alberta - great blue heron, Ardea herodias ^[2]
• Brooks, Alberta - ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Burlington, Ontario - trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator ^[3]
• Calgary, Alberta - black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus ^[4]
• Camrose, Alberta - purple martin, Progne subis ^[5]
• Chestermere, Alberta - black-billed magpie, Pica hudsonia (suggested) ^[6]
• Edson, Alberta - great grey owl, Strix nebulosa ^[7]
• Grande Prairie, Alberta - trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator ^[8]
• Guelph, Ontario - black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus ^[9]
• Halifax, Nova Scotia - belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Hamilton, Ontario - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus ^[10]
• High Level, Alberta - common raven, Corvus corax
• King, Ontario - black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus ^[11]
• Lacombe, Alberta - mountain bluebird, Sialia currocoides ^[12]
• London, Ontario - northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• Marston, Quebec - common loon, Gavia immer ^[13]
• Montreal, Quebec - American goldfinch, Spinus tristis ^[14]
• Morinville, Alberta - ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis ^[15]
• Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec - cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea
• Olds, Alberta - great horned owl, Bubo virginianus ^[16]
• Peace River, Alberta - Canada goose, Branta canadensis
• Penhold, Alberta - northern harrier, Circus cyaneus ^[17]
• Peterborough, Ontario - great blue heron, Ardea herodias ^[18]
• Regina, Saskatchewan - black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus ^[19]
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec - pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus ^[20]
• Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec - wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Sarnia, Ontario - red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus ^[21]
• Tofield, Alberta - snow goose, Anser caerulescens ^[22]
• Vancouver, British Columbia - Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna ^[23]
• Victoria, British Columbia - great blue heron, Ardea herodias (suggested) ^[24]
• Westlock, Alberta - American robin, Turdus migratorius
• Whistler, British Columbia - Canada Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
• Windsor, Ontario - tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor ^[25]

China

• Guangzhou, Guangdong - hwamei, Garrulax canorus
• Xiamen, Fujian - egret, Ardea and Egretta

Ecuador

• Quito - black-breasted puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis

Finland

• Rauma - great black-backed gull, Larus marinus

India

• Mumbai, India - coppersmith barbet, Megalaima haemacephala
• New Delhi, India - house sparrow, Passer domesticus

Indonesia

• Surabaya, Indonesia - red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
• Kediri, East Java - white-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
• Batu, East Java - Javan myna, Acridotheres javanicus
• Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian honeyeater, Lichmera limbata
• North Maluku - dusky friarbird, Philemon fuscicapillus

Japan

• Abiko, Chiba - Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
• Akabira, Hokkaido - varied tit, Sittiparus varius
• Aomori, Aomori - Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques (formerly rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 )
• Chiba, Chiba - little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Chigasaki, Kanagawa - Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Chiyoda, Tokyo - mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Fuchu, Tokyo - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Fukuchi, Aomori - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Fukushima, Fukushima - Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Gotenba, Shizuoka - Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis
• Hachiōji, Tokyo - blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Hadano, Kanagawa - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Haramachi, Fukushima - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Hashikami, Aomori - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Himeji, Hyōgo - great egret, Ardea alba
• Hita, Oita - grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Hitachinaka, Ibaraki - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ichikawa, Chiba - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ishioka, Ibaraki - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Itami, Hyogo - duck, Anas
• Kawagoe, Saitama - goose, Anser, Branta and Chen
• Kazuno, Akita - chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi)
• Kizukuri, Aomori - lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Kōchi, Kōchi - Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Koriyama, Fukushima - lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Koshigaya, Saitama - Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Kumamoto, Kumamoto - Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Kurashiki, Okayama - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Mito, Ibaraki - white wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Nagaokakyo, Kyoto - Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Namegawa, Saitama - green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor
• Nichinan, Miyazaki - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Ota, Tokyo - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Oyama, Tochigi - Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Rokkasho, Aomori - white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Sakai, Osaka - bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
• Shizuoka, Shizuoka - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Tomakomai, Hokkaido - whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Tosu, Saga - Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
• Yonago, Tottori - whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Zama, Kanagawa - Japanese tit, Parus minor

Pakistan

• Islamabad - rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
• Lahore - Lahore pigeon, Columba livia

Philippines

• Buenavista, Bohol - black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Consolacion, Cebu - black shama, Copsychus cebuensis
• Jagna, Bohol - black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Pandan, Antique - writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan)
• Santiago, Agusan del Norte - writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw)
• Tagbilaran, Bohol - Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi)

Serbia

The eagle (see also Serbian eagle) is depicted in the coats of arms of Niš, Kraljevo, Leskovac, Užice, Valjevo. A dove is depicted in the coat of arms of Novi Sad.

South Korea

• Asan - dove, Columba, Streptopelia
• Busan - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Daegu - white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Gimcheon - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
• Gwangju - dove, Columba, Streptopelia
• Hanam - ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Miryang - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
• Mokpo - red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis
• Pohang - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sacheon - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sangju - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
• Seongnam - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
• Seoul - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
• Suncheon - Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Ulsan - great egret, Ardea alba
• Yangsan - Korean magpie, Pica sericea

Taiwan

• Keelung - Black kite, Milvus migrans formosanus
• Taichung - White-eared sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
• Taipei - Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• Hualien - Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii ardens
• Penghu - Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula coelivox
• Matsu Islands - Chinese crested tern, Thalasseus bernsteini
• Yunlin - Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• New Taipei - Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Hsinchu - Oriental magpie, Pica serica
• Hsinchu County - Taiwan barbet, Psilopogon nuchalis
• Changhua County - Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
• Taoyuan - Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea

United States

• Alabaster, Alabama - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
• Algona, Washington - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Aransas Pass, Texas - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Bakersfield, California - American robin, Turdus migratorius
• Berkeley, California - barn owl, Tyto alba
• Cape Coral, Florida - burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
• Chicago, Illinois - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
• Crystal City, Texas - wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Deltona, Florida - Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
• Dunedin, Florida - osprey, Pandion haliaetus ^[26]
• Fort Worth, Texas - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis ^[27]
• Galveston, Texas - reddish egret, Egretta rufescens
• Germantown, Tennessee - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis ^[28]
• Griggsville, Illinois - purple martin, Progne subis
• Harlingen, Texas - great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
• Honolulu, Hawaii - White tern, Gygis alba
• Houston, Texas - yellow-crowned night heron, Nycatanassa violacea ^[29]
• Huber Heights, Ohio - dove, Columbidae ^[30]
• Ingleside, Texas - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Kenmore, Washington - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Key West, Florida - chicken, Gallus gallus
• La Plata, Maryland - purple martin, Progne subis
• Lake Forest, California - hummingbird, Trochilidae
• Madison, Wisconsin - "plastic pink flamingo" ^[31]
• McAllen, Texas - green jay, Cyanocorax yncas
• Mission, Texas - Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
• Oakland, California - black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax ^[32]
• Pine Lake, Georgia - belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Port Aransas, Texas - roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja ^[33]
• Portland, Oregon - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Redondo Beach, California - "Goodyear blimp" ^[34]
• Rockford, Illinois - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus ^[35]
• San Francisco, California - California quail, Callipepla californica
• Santa Monica, California - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Seattle, Washington - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Shoreacres, Texas - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• St. Augustine, Florida - roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja ^[36]
• St. Petersburg, Florida - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis ^[37]
• Topeka, Kansas - western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
• Tustin, California - hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus ^[38]
• Villa Park, California - hummingbird, Calypte, Selasphorus
• Washington, D.C. - wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina

See also

• List of national birds
• List of U.S. state birds
• List of national animals

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