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This is a list of national birds, including official birds of overseas territories and other states described as nations. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. The Template:Em column is marked as Yes only if the bird currently holds the position of the official national bird. Additionally, the list includes birds that were once official but are no longer, as well as birds recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.

National birds

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Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref.
Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:Yes File:Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:Yes File:Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Flag Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Template:Yes File:RedcrestedTuraco.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Template:Yes File:Zenida aurita1 1 barbados.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Template:Yes File:Male Frigate bird.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Template:Yes File:Flickr - Dario Sanches - JOÃO-DE-BARRO (Furnarius rufus) (5).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag "Prikichi" Brown-throated Parakeet (2017–) Eupsittula pertinax arubensis Template:Yes File:Aratinga pertinax -national park -Aruba-8.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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"Shoco" Burrowing Owl (National symbol 2012–) Athene cunicularia arubensis Template:No File:Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) (2261438123).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Template:No File:Emoe.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Eagle unspecified Template:No File:White-tailed-eagle.jpg <ref name="Austria">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Great egret Ardea alba Template:No File:Ardea alba -San Francisco Bay, California, USA -flying-8.jpg <ref name="Austria" />
Template:Flag American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Template:Yes File:Caribbean flamingo.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White-eared bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Template:Yes File:White-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis mesopotamia) Jordan.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi) Copsychus saularis Template:Yes File:Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)- Male at Kolkata I IMG 3003.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White stork Ciconia ciconia Template:No File:WhiteStorkGaulsh02.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Template:Yes File:Common Kestrel 1.jpg <ref>

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Template:Flag Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus Template:Yes File:Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Bermuda petrel Pterodroma cahow Template:No File:Bermuda Petrel From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds, crop.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common raven Corvus corax Template:Yes File:Corvus corax (NPS).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Andean condor Vultur gryphus Template:Yes File:Colca-condor-c03.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Kori bustard Ardeotis kori Template:Yes File:Ardeotis kori Etosha.JPG <ref name="pel">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Rufous-bellied thrush Turdus rufiventris Template:Yes File:Sabiá laranjeira, crop.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Template:Yes File:Mourning Dove 2006.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Giant ibis Thaumatibis gigantea Template:Yes File:ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Canada jay. Selected as national bird by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society through an expert panel and Canadian Geographic magazine reader poll. The Canadian government does not recognize the designation. Perisoreus canadensis Template:No File:Perisoreus canadensis mercier2.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Grand Cayman parrot Amazona leucocephala caymanensis Template:Yes File:Amazona leucocephala -in tree-4cp.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Andean condor Vultur gryphus Template:Yes File:Condor flying over the Colca canyon in Peru.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval). Grus japonensis Template:No File:Crane japan2.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Andean condor Vultur gryphus Template:Yes File:Colca-condor-c03.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Clay-colored thrush Turdus grayi Template:Yes File:Turdus-grayi-001.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Template:No File:Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)-2.jpg <ref>1 Kuna Coin Template:Webarchive. – Retrieved 31 March 2009.</ref>
Template:Flag Cuban trogon Priotelus temnurus Template:Yes File:Cubaanse Trogon.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Template:No File:Common kingfisher.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Mute swan (1984–) Cygnus olor Template:Yes File:Swan.spreads.wings.arp.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Eurasian skylark (1960–1984) Alauda arvensis Template:No File:Skylark (Alauda arvensis) by Neil Smith.jpg <ref name="naturDK" />
Template:Flag Imperial amazon Amazona imperialis Template:Yes File:Amazona imperialis -Roseau -Dominica -aviary-6a-3c.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Palmchat Dulus dominicus Template:Yes File:Dulus dominicus.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Andean condor Vultur gryphus Template:Yes File:Colca-condor-c03.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis Template:Yes File:Steppe Eagle Portrait.jpg <ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Template:Flag Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Template:Yes File:Guardabarranco.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Template:Yes File:Landsvale.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Purple-crested turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus Template:Yes File:Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) (32424422866).jpg <ref name="NS" />
Template:Flag Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Template:Yes File:Austernfischer01.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Template:No File:Singschwan.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Gallic rooster Gallus gallus Template:No File:Coq-gaulois-dore (cropped).JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus Template:No File:Turmfalke2Wiki.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:No File:Aquila chrysaetos Flickr.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Barbary partridge Alectoris barbara Template:Yes File:Alectoris barbara Tenerife.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Grenada dove Leptotila wellsi Template:Yes File:Ece310767-fig-0001-m.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno Template:Yes File:Quetzal01.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin Template:Yes File:Opisthocomus hoazin.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Hispaniolan trogon Priotelus roseigaster Template:Yes File:Hispaniolan Trogon (Priotelus roseigaster) (8082799519).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Scarlet macaw Ara macao Template:Yes File:Ara macao -Yucatan, Mexico-8a.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Saker falcon Falco cherrug Template:Yes File:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Template:Yes File:Falco rusticolus white cropped.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Indian peacock Pavo cristatus Template:Yes File:Pfau imponierend.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Javan hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi Template:Yes File:Javan Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) (464508083).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Template:Yes File:Nachtigall (Luscinia megarhynchos)-2.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus Template:No File:Northern-Lapwing-Vanellus-vanellus.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Template:Yes File:Upupa epops (Ramat Gan)002.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Italian sparrow Passer italiae Template:No File:Passer italiae in Crete.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Doctor bird

(Red-billed Streamertail)

Trochilus polytmus Template:Yes File:Trochilus polytmus.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Green pheasant Phasianus versicolor Template:No File:Phasianus versicolor in field.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Sinai rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Template:Yes File:Carpodacus synoicus male(01).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus Template:No File:Lilac Roller.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White wagtail Motacilla alba Template:Yes File:White-Wagtail.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Garden bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Template:Yes File:Pycnonotus tricolor Bwindi NP, Uganda.jpg <ref name="National Bird by Country" />
Template:Flag White stork Ciconia ciconia Template:Yes File:Ciconia ciconia 1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Goldcrest Regulus regulus Template:Yes File:Regulus regulus0.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Rhinoceros hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Template:Yes File:Rhinoceros Hornbill.tif <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius Template:Yes File:Monticola solitarius philippensis.JPG <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus Template:Yes File:Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:Yes File:GoldenEagle-Nova.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Saker falcon Falco cherrug Template:Yes File:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Montserrat oriole Icterus oberi Template:Yes File:Icterus oberi.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Template:No File:Polyplectron bicalcaratum -Birmingham Nature Centre, England-8a.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag African fish eagle Icthyophaga vocifer Template:Yes File:African fish eagle just caught fish.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Template:Yes File:Monal I IMG 4002.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa Template:No File:Limosa limosa (Uitkerke).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag North Island brown kiwi Apteryx mantelli Template:No File:TeTuatahianui.jpg <ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Template:Flag Turquoise-browed motmot Eumomota superciliosa Template:Yes File:Motmot1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Black crowned crane Balearica pavonina Template:Yes File:Black crowned crane.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:NoflagNorthern Ireland Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Template:No File:Haematopus ostralegus -Scotland -nesting-8.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Korean magpie Pica serica Template:Yes File:Korean magpie in Daejeon (side profile).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus Template:Yes File:Cinclus cinclus R(ThKraft).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar Template:Yes File:Chukarhuhn Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2010.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator Template:No File:FalcoAtricepsKeulemans.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Palau fruit dove Ptilinopus pelewensis Template:Yes File:Palau Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pelewensis photographed on Babeldaob Palau in 2013 by Devon Pike (cropped).jpg <ref>Template:Cite book, The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems.</ref>
Template:Flag Palestine sunbird Cinnyris oseus Template:Yes File:Nectarinia osea2.jpg <ref>The First Palestinian Bird Migration Festival Template:Webarchive, Palestine Wildlife Society. Retrieved 29 July 2009.</ref>
Template:Flag Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja Template:Yes File:DirkvdM big bird.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana Template:Yes File:Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus sanguinolentus) male Antioquia.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Raggiana bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Template:Yes File:Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise wild 5.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Bare-throated bellbird Procnias nudicollis Template:Yes File:Procnias nudicollis.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi Template:Yes File:Sir Arny(Philippine Eagle).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Template:Yes File:White-tailed Eagle Head detail.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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White stork Ciconia ciconia Template:No File:Ciconia ciconia - 01.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Puerto Rican spindalis Spindalis portoricensis Template:No File:Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager (male) (5403225223).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:Yes File:Aquila chrysaetos La Canada 2012-01-14.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Template:No File:White pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Danube delta.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Saint Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Template:Yes File:Charadrius sanctaehelenae (1).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Template:Yes File:Pelecanus Occidentalis KW 1.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Saint Lucia amazon Amazona versicolor Template:Yes File:Amazona versicolor -St Lucia-5a.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag St Vincent parrot Amazona guildingii Template:Yes File:Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Template:No File:GoldenEagle-Nova.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca Template:Yes File:Eastern Imperial Eagle cr.jpg <ref name="Minahan2009">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Serbian eagle">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Seychelles black parrot Coracopsis barklyi Template:Yes File:Black parrot Seychelles.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Template:No File:Crimson sunbird.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Blue crane Grus paradisea Template:Yes File:Paradieskranich Anthropoides paradisea Tiergarten-Nuernberg-1.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Korean magpie Pica serica Template:No File:Korean magpie in Daejeon (side profile).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Sri Lanka junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Template:Yes File:Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Common blackbird Turdus merula Template:No File:Turdus merula -garden wall-8.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Siamese fireback Lophura diardi Template:Yes File:Lophura diardi -Florida, USA -captive-8a.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Taiwan blue magpie Urocissa caerulea Template:No File:Толстоклювая лазоревая сорока.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Scarlet ibis (Trinidad) Eudocimus ruber Template:Yes File:Eudocimus ruber (portrait).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Cocrico (Tobago) Ortalis ruficauda Template:Yes File:Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda) (4090120788).jpg <ref name="T&T gov" />
Template:Flag East African crowned crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Template:Yes File:Crested Crane, Bunyonyi, Uganda.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag White stork Ciconia ciconia Template:No File:Ringed white stork.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Saker falcon Falco cherrug Template:Yes File:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag European robin Erithacus rubecula Template:No File:Erithacus rubecula with cocked head.jpg <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Template:Yes File:Bald eagle closeup 16x9.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Southern lapwing Vanellus chilensis Template:No File:Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) (9610083658).jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus Template:Yes File:Common Troupial - Nashville Zoo.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag Red kite Milvus milvus Template:No File:Red Kite, Spain.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag African fish eagle Icthyophaga vocifer Template:Yes File:African fish eagle just caught fish.jpg citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flag African fish eagle Icthyophaga vocifer Template:Yes File:Hvidhovedet afrikansk ørn2.png <ref name="NS" />

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