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List of national birds
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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Country
!Name of bird
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|{{flag|Germany}} ||  [[Golden eagle]] ||''Aquila chrysaetos'' || {{No}} ||  [[File:Aquila chrysaetos Flickr.jpg|90px]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=Bundesadler - Welcher Vogel stand beim Wappentier Modell? |work=[[abendblatt.de]]
 |date=18 November 2008 |url=http://www.abendblatt.de/ratgeber/wissen/umwelt/article107477175/Bundesadler-Welcher-Vogel-stand-beim-Wappentier-Modell.html|accessdate=16 February 2016}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Gibraltar}} ||  [[Barbary partridge]] ||''Alectoris barbara'' || {{Yes}} ||  [[File:Alectoris barbara Tenerife.jpg|90px]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=Gibraltar's Culture and Customs|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Gibraltars-Culture-and-Customs-172246.html|accessdate=3 August 2011}}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|Greece}} || [[Little owl]] || ''Athene noctua'' || {{No}} || [[File:Mochuelo Común ( Athene noctua )(1).jpg|90px]]||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/greece/grsymbols.htm | title=Flags, Symbols, & Currencies of Greece | date=24 February 2021 }}</ref>

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|{{flag|Grenada}} || [[Grenada dove]] || ''Leptotila wellsi'' || {{Yes}} || [[File:Grenadadove1.jpg|90px]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=Grenada Dove - National Bird of Grenada|url=http://www.gov.gd/articles/grenada_dove.html|publisher=Government of Grenada|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Nepal}} || [[Himalayan monal]] || ''Lophophorus impejanus'' || {{Yes}} || [[File: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}} || [[File:Limosa limosa (Uitkerke).jpg|90px]] ||<ref>
{{cite web | url=http://www.nu.nl/dieren/4166987/grutto-verkozen-nationale-vogel.html | title=Grutto verkozen tot Nationale Vogel | date=17 November 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|{{flag|New Zealand}} || [[Kiwi]] || ''Apteryx mantelli'' || {{No}} || [[File:TeTuatahianui.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Nationhood and identity|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/government-and-nation/9|encyclopedia=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|Norway}} || [[White-throated dipper]] || ''Cinclus cinclus'' || {{Yes}} || [[File:Cinclus cinclus R(ThKraft).jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Norges nasjonalfugl fossekallen
|date=22 April 2009 |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/telemark/1.6578122|language=Norwegian|publisher=Norsk Rikskringkasting AS|accessdate=19 January 2011}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[European robin]] || ''Erithacus rubecula''  || {{No}}|| [[File:Erithacus rubecula with cocked head.jpg|90px]] ||<ref>{{cite 
webnews|title=Robin tops poll to find UK's 'national bird'|work=BBC News |date=11 June 2015 |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|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 June 2015 |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}}

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[[Category:Birds]]
[[Category:Lists of birds]]
[[Category:National symbols|Birds]]