State Birds of India: We all know that the peacock is the national bird of India. But, did you know that each of the 28 states of our awesome country also has a special state bird of their own? So let's know which state's bird is–
State | Common name | Binomial nomenclature |
Andhra Pradesh | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Arunachal Pradesh | Great hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
Assam | White-winged wood duck | Asarcornis scutulata |
Bihar | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Chhattisgarh | Bastar hill myna | Gracula religiosa peninsularis |
Goa | Black-crested bulbul | Pycnonotus flaviventris |
Gujarat | Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus |
Haryana | Black francolin | Francolinus francolinus |
Himachal Pradesh | Western tragopan (Jujurana) | Tragopan melanocephalus |
Jammu and Kashmir | Black-necked crane | Grus nigricollis |
Jharkhand | Asian koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Karnataka | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Kerala | Great hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
Madhya Pradesh | Asian paradise flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
Maharashtra | Yellow-footed green pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera |
Manipur | Mrs. Hume's pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae |
Meghalaya | Hill myna | Gracula religiosa peninsularis |
Mizoram | Mrs. Hume's pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae |
Nagaland | Blyth's tragopan | Tragopan blythii |
Odisha | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Punjab | Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis |
Rajasthan | Great Indian bustard | Ardeotis nigriceps |
Sikkim | Blood pheasant | Ithaginis cruentus |
Tamil Nadu | Emerald dove | Chalcophaps indica |
Telangana | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Tripura | Green imperial pigeon | Ducula aenea |
Uttarakhand | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus |
Uttar Pradesh | Sarus crane | Grus antigone |
West Bengal | White-breasted kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
Puducherry (UT) | Asian koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Lakshadweep(UT) | Sooty tern | Onychoprion fuscatus |
Delhi(NCT) | House sparrow | Passer domesticus |