List of Indian state birds

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{{Short description|List of a type of aves in a Southern Asian country}}
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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in [[South Asia]], consisting of [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|url-status=live}}</ref> All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India|Central Government]]. India has its own [[National symbols of India|national symbols]].<ref name="Symbol">{{cite web|title=National Symbols|url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=[[Government of India]]|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from the [[national symbol]]s, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including birds listed below.

== States ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Indian state birds
! [[States and union territories of India|State]]
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS">{{cite web|url=https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|title=State symbols of India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922102907/https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name">{{cite web|url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|title=Scientific names|publisher=A-Z animals|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031141/https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Image
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/|title=IUCN redlist|publisher=[[IUCN]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=27 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/https://www.iucnredlist.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Rose-ringed parakeet]]
|''[[Psittacula krameri]]''
|[[File:Rose-ringed_parakeet_(Psittacula_krameri_borealis)_male_Jaipur_2.jpg|100px]]
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Great hornbill]]
|''[[Buceros bicornis]]''
|[[File:Great_hornbill_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Assam]]
|[[White-winged duck|White-winged wood duck]]
|''[[Asarcornis scutulata]]''
|[[File:White-winged_Duck_RWD3.jpg|100px]]
|[[Endangered]]
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|[[House sparrow]]
|''[[Passer domesticus]]''
|[[File:Sparrow India.JPG|100px]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Common hill myna|Hill myna]]
|''[[Gracula religiosa]]''
|[[File:Common Hill Mynah, Golapbag, East Barddhaman, West Bengal.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Goa]]
|[[Flame-throated bulbul]]
|''[[Pycnonotus gularis]]''
|[[File:Flame-throated_bulbul.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Greater flamingo]]
|''[[Phoenicopterus roseus]]''
|[[File:Greater Flamingo AMSM6111.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Haryana]]
|[[Black francolin]]
|''[[Francolinus francolinus]]''
|[[File:Black_Francolin.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Western tragopan]]
|''[[Tragopan melanocephalus]]''
|[[File:Tragopan melanocephalus.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Asian Koel]]
|''[[Eudynamys scolopacea]]''
|[[File:Asian_koel.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Indian roller]]
|''[[Coracias benghalensis]]''
|[[File:Indian_roller_(Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis).jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Great hornbill]]
|''[[Buceros bicornis]]''
|[[File:Great_hornbill_Photograph_by_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Indian paradise flycatcher]]
|''[[Terpsiphone paradisi]]''
|[[File:Indian Paradise Flycatcher (25299398417).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Yellow-footed green pigeon]]
|''[[Treron phoenicoptera]]''
|[[File:Yellow-footed_Green-Pigeon_(Treron_phoenicopterus)_male-8.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Mrs. Hume's pheasant]]
|''[[Syrmaticus humiae]]''
|[[File:Syrmaticus humiae 104702127.jpg|100px]]
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Common hill myna|Hill myna]]
|''[[Gracula religiosa]]''
|[[File:Common Hill Mynah, Golapbag, East Barddhaman, West Bengal.jpg|100px]]
|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|[[Mrs. Hume's pheasant]]
|''[[Syrmaticus humiae]]''
|[[File:Syrmaticus humiae 104702127.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|[[Blyth's tragopan]]
|''[[Tragopan blythii]]''
|[[File:Tragopan_blythii01.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Indian roller]]
|''[[Coracias benghalensis]]''
|[[File:Indian_roller_(Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Eurasian goshawk|Northern goshawk]]
|''[[Accipiter gentilis]]''
|[[File:A Shikra Little Banded Goshawk (50319415647).jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Great Indian bustard]]
|''[[Ardeotis nigriceps]]''
|[[File:Great_Indian_bustard.jpg|100px]]
|[[Critically Endangered]]
|-
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Blood pheasant]]
|''[[Ithaginis cruentus]]''
|[[File:Blood_Pheasant_female_from_Lachung_North_Sikkim_India_14032019.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Common emerald dove|emerald dove ]]
|''[[Chalcophaps indica]]''
|[[File:Asian Emerald Dove Facts 01.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Indian roller]]
|''[[Coracias benghalensis]]''
|[[File:Indian_roller_(Coracias_benghalensis_benghalensis).jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|[[Green imperial pigeon]]
|''[[Ducula aenea]]''
|[[File:Garbhanga WS 5.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Sarus crane]]
|''[[Grus antigone]]''
|[[File:Sarus_crane_(Grus_antigone).jpg|100px]]
|[[Vulnerable species|Vulnerable]]
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|[[Himalayan monal]]
|''[[Lophophorus impejanus]]''
|[[File:Himalayan Monal on Snow.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[White-throated kingfisher]]
|''[[Halcyon smyrnensis]]''
|[[File:White-throated_kingfisher_BNC.jpg|100px]]
|}

== Union territories ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Indian state birds (Union territories)
! [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]]
! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS"/>
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name"/>
! Image
! [[IUCN Red List#Categories|IUCN category]]<ref name="IUCN"/>
|-
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|[[Andaman wood pigeon]]
|''[[Columba palumboides]]''
||[[File:IanthoenasColumboidesSmit.jpg|100px]]
|[[Near Threatened]]
|-
|[[Chandigarh]]
|[[Indian grey hornbill]]
|''[[Ocyceros birostris]]''
||[[File:Indian_Grey_Hornbill_I_IMG_4051.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
| [[Delhi]]
|[[House Sparrow]]
|''[[Passer domesticus]]''
|[[File:Sparrow India.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Kalij pheasant]]
|''[[Lophura leucomelanos]]''
|[[File:Kalij pheasant Prasanna Mamidala.jpg|Kalij pheasant Prasanna Mamidala|100px]]
|-
|[[Ladakh]]
|[[Black-necked crane]]
|''[[Grus nigricollis]]''
|[[File:Black_necked_crane_at_Hanle.jpg|100px]]
|[[Near Threatened]]
|-
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|[[Brown noddy]]
|''[[Anous stolidus]]''
|[[File:Common noddy (Anous stolidus pileatus) in flight Michaelmas Cay.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Least Concern]]
|-
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Asian koel]]
|''[[Eudynamys scolopaceus]]''
|[[File:Asian_koel.jpg|100px]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Symbols of Indian states}}

[[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|State Birds]]
[[Category:Lists of birds of the United States|Indian state birds]]
[[Category:Lists of birds of India|State birds]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols|Birds]]

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List of Indian state birds