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List of national birds
The '''National bird''' is a [[bird]] that is chosen by a country as a [[symbol]] or [[emblem]] for that country.<br>
This is a '''list of national birds''', most official, but some unofficial.

==National birds==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Country
!Name of bird
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|{{flag|Nepal}} || [[Himalayan monal]] || ''Lophophorus impejanus'' || {{Yes}} || [[Image:Monal I IMG 4002.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Napal: An Overview|url=http://www.nepalvista.com/features/plants-animals.php|work=ncthakur.itgo.com|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}} || [[Black-tailed godwit]] || ''Limosa limosa'' || {{No}} || [[Image:Limosa limosa (Uitkerke).jpg|90px]] ||<ref>
{{cite web|title=Godwit elected National Bird|url=http://www.nu.nl/dieren/4166987/grutto-verkozen-nationale-vogel.html|publisher=Sanoma Media Netherlands Group|accessdate=8 March 2016|language=Dutch}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|New Zealand}} || [[Kiwi]] || ''Apteryx mantelli'' || {{No}} || [[File:TeTuatahianui.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Nationhood and identity|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/government-and-nation/9|work=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=9 August 2010|quote=The kiwi, represents New Zealand, but it has no official status as a symbol.}}</ref>
|-
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|{{flag|Puerto Rico}} || [[Puerto Rican spindalis]] || ''Spindalis portoricensis'' || {{Yes}} || [[Image:PuertoRicanSpindalis.jpg|90px]] ||
<ref>[[Puerto Rican spindalis]]</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Romania}} || [[Great white pelican]] || ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' || {{No}} || [[Image:Whitepelican edit shadowlift.jpg|90px]] ||
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|{{flag|Russia}} || [[Tundra swan]] || ''Cygnus columbianus'' || {{No}} || [[Image:Cygnus bewickii 01.jpg|90px]] ||
|-
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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:national birds, List of }}
[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Lists of animals]]
[[Category:National symbols|Birds]]