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A '''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==
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!Country
!Name of bird
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|{{flag|Austria}} || [[Barn swallow]] || ''Hirundo rustica'' || {{Yes}} || [[File:Hirundo rustica0.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite book|last1=Minahan|first1=James|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems|url=https://books.google.c
aom/books?id=jfrWCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=government+of+austria+%22barn+swallow%22&source=bl&ots=j_oZiDouqK&sig=7G7gyYvn9y56kdyXwugfqtKYo64&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFlrnr9ojTAhWj6YMKHdSvAEwQ6AEITjAL#v=onepage&q=government%20of%20austria%20%22barn%20swallow%22&f=falsepg=PA312|year=2010|page=312|isbn=9780313344978|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Bahamas}} || [[American flamingo]] || ''Phoenicopterus ruber'' || {{Yes}}  || [[File:Caribbean flamingo.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahamas National Symbols|url=http://www.bahamas-travel.info/symbols.html|publisher=bahamas-travel.info|accessdate=5 August 2010}}</ref>
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(contracted; show full)nt unveils national symbols |url=http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=11294 |accessdate=12 July 2016 |work=DailyNews |agency=Botswana Press Agency (BOPA) |date=13 May 2014 |archive-date=27 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232552/http://www.dailynews.gov.bw/news-details.php?nid=11294 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kori Bustard ''Ardeotis kori'' Burchell, Etosha National Park, Namibia |publisher=Winfried Bruenken (Amrum)
|accessdate=20 September 2004}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Brazil}} || [[Rufous-bellied thrush]] || ''Turdus rufiventris'' || {{Yes}}|| [[File:Sabiá laranjeira, crop.JPG|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=National Symbols |url=http://www.brasilemb.org/brazil/national-symbols |publisher=Embassy of Brazil, Washington DC |accessdate=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612215119/http://brasilemb.org/brazil/national-symbols |archivedate=12 June 2010 }}</ref>
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(contracted; show full)oposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval). || ''Grus japonensis'' || {{No}} || [[File:Crane japan2.JPG|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=China Considers Red-crowned Crane for National Bird |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/environment/208073.htm|work=china.org.cn|accessdate=6 August 2010|year=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/sparrow-china-national-bird-4004.html |title=It
’'s Crane v. Sparrow in China’'s National Bird Search |year=2008 |publisher=The Wall Street Journal (China) |accessdate=15 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225305/http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/sparrow-china-national-bird-4004.html |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Netherlands}} || [[Black-tailed godwit]] || ''Limosa limosa'' || {{No}} || [[File:Limosa limosa (Uitkerke).jpg|90px]] ||<ref>http://www.nu.nl/dieren/4166987/grutto-verkozen-nationale-vogel.html</ref>
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|{{flag|New Zealand}} || [[Kiwi]] || ''Apteryx mantelli'' || {{No}} || [[File:TeTuatahianui.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite 
webencyclopedia|title=Nationhood and identity|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/government-and-nation/9|workencyclopedia=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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(contracted; show full)lag|United Kingdom}} || [[European robin]] || ''Erithacus rubecula''  || {{No}}|| [[File:Erithacus rubecula with cocked head.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33090043|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Robin wins vote for UK's national bird|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/10/robin-wins-vote-uk-national-bird-britain|
publisherwork=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}} ||  [[Bald eagle]] || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || {{Yes}}|| [[File:Bald eagle closeup 16x9.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Symbols of U.S. Government: The Bald Eagle|url=http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/eagle.html|work=Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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