List of official city birds

The following is an incomplete list of official city birds, organized by country.

Australia

• Canberra – laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae

Bulgaria

• Sofia – great tit, Parus major^[1]

Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro – toco toucan, Ramphastos toco
• Mogi de Cruzes – paradise tanager, Tangaria chllensis

Canada

• Andrew, Alberta – mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Barrhead, Alberta – great blue heron, Ardea herodias^[2]
• Brooks, Alberta – ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Burlington, Ontario – trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator^[3]
• Calgary, Alberta – black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus^[4]
• Camrose, Alberta – purple martin, Progne subis^[5]
• Chestermere, Alberta – black-billed magpie, Pica hudsonia (suggested)^[6]
• Edson, Alberta – great grey owl, Strix nebulosa^[7]
• Grande Prairie, Alberta – trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator^[8]
• Guelph, Ontario – black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus^[9]
• Halifax, Nova Scotia – belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Hamilton, Ontario – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus^[10]
• High Level, Alberta – common raven, Corvus corax
• King, Ontario – black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus^[11]
• Lacombe, Alberta – mountain bluebird, Sialia currocoides^[12]
• London, Ontario – northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• Marston, Quebec – common loon, Gavia immer^[13]
• Montreal, Quebec – American goldfinch, Spinus tristis^[14]
• Morinville, Alberta – ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis^[15]
• Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec – cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea
• Olds, Alberta – great horned owl, Bubo virginianus^[16]
• Peace River, Alberta – Canada goose, Branta canadensis
• Penhold, Alberta – northern harrier, Circus cyaneus^[17]
• Peterborough, Ontario – great blue heron, Ardea herodias^[18]
• Regina, Saskatchewan – black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus^[19]
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec – pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus^[20]
• Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec – wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Sarnia, Ontario – red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus^[21]
• Tofield, Alberta – snow goose, Anser caerulescens^[22]
• Vancouver, British Columbia – Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna^[23]
• Victoria, British Columbia – great blue heron, Ardea herodias (suggested)^[24]
• Westlock, Alberta – American robin, Turdus migratorius
• Whistler, British Columbia – Canada Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
• Windsor, Ontario – tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor^[25]

China

• Guangzhou, Guangdong – hwamei, Garrulax canorus
• Xiamen, Fujian – egret, Ardea and Egretta

Chile

• Santiago – Andean solitaire, Myadestes ralloides

Ecuador

• Quito – black-breasted puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis

Egypt

• Cairo – egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus

Germany

• Berlin – eurasian goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

Greece

• Crete – eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus

Finland

• Rauma – great black-backed gull, Larus marinus

France

• Paris – rock dove, Columbia livia

India

• Mumbai, India – coppersmith barbet, Megalaima haemacephala
• New Delhi, India – house sparrow, Passer domesticus

Italy

• Roma – Eurasian magpie, Pica pica

Indonesia

• Surabaya, Indonesia – red junglefowl, Gallus gallus
• Kediri, East Java – white-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus
• Batu, East Java – Javan myna, Acridotheres javanicus
• Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesian honeyeater, Lichmera limbata
• North Maluku – dusky friarbird, Philemon fuscicapillus

Japan

• Abiko, Chiba – Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
• Akabira, Hokkaido – varied tit, Sittiparus varius
• Aomori, Aomori – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques (formerly rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 )
• Chiba, Chiba – little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Chigasaki, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Chiyoda, Tokyo – mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Fuchu, Tokyo – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Fukuchi, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Fukushima, Fukushima – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Gotenba, Shizuoka – Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis
• Hachiōji, Tokyo – blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Hadano, Kanagawa – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Haramachi, Fukushima – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Hashikami, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Himeji, Hyōgo – great egret, Ardea alba
• Hita, Oita – grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Hitachinaka, Ibaraki – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ichikawa, Chiba – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ishioka, Ibaraki – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Itami, Hyogo – duck, Anas
• Kawagoe, Saitama – goose, Anser, Branta and Chen
• Kazuno, Akita – chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi)
• Kizukuri, Aomori – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Kōchi, Kōchi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Koriyama, Fukushima – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Lesser cuckoo
• Koshigaya, Saitama – Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Kumamoto, Kumamoto – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Kurashiki, Okayama – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Mito, Ibaraki – white wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Nagaokakyo, Kyoto – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Namegawa, Saitama – green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor
• Nichinan, Miyazaki – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Ota, Tokyo – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Oyama, Tochigi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Rokkasho, Aomori – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Sakai, Osaka – bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
• Shizuoka, Shizuoka – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Tomakomai, Hokkaido – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Tosu, Saga – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus ^[usurped]
• Tsukuba, Ibaraki – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
• Yonago, Tottori – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Zama, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor

Malaysia

• Kuching – rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros

Mexico

• New Mexico – scarlet macaw, Ara macao

Netherlands

• Amsterdam – black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa

New Zealand

• Auckland – Kea, Nestor notablilis
• Wellington – Brown kiwi, Aptertx haasti

Pakistan

• Islamabad – rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
• Lahore – Lahore pigeon, Columba livia

Philippines

• Buenavista, Bohol – black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Consolacion, Cebu – black shama, Copsychus cebuensis
• Jagna, Bohol – black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Pandan, Antique – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan)
• Santiago, Agusan del Norte – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw)
• Tagbilaran, Bohol – Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi)

Serbia

The eagle (see also Serbian eagle) is depicted in the coats of arms of Niš, Kraljevo, Leskovac, Užice, Valjevo. A dove is depicted in the coat of arms of Novi Sad.

South Africa

• Cape Verde – Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala

South Korea

• Asan – dove, Columba, Streptopelia
• Busan – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Daegu – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Gimcheon – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Gwangju – dove, Columba, Streptopelia
• Hanam – ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Miryang – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Mokpo – red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis
• Pohang – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sacheon – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sangju – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Seongnam – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Seoul – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Suncheon – Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Ulsan – great egret, Ardea alba
• Yangsan – Korean magpie, Pica serica

Spain

• Madrid – White stork, Ciconia ciconia

Sweden

• Stockholm – osprey, Pandion haliaetus',

Taiwan

• Keelung – Black kite, Milvus migrans formosanus
• Taichung – White-eared sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
• Taipei – Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• Hualien – Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii ardens
• Penghu – Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula coelivox
• Matsu Islands – Chinese crested tern, Thalasseus bernsteini
• Yunlin – Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• New Taipei – Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Hsinchu – Oriental magpie, Pica serica
• Hsinchu County – Taiwan barbet, Psilopogon nuchalis
• Changhua County – Grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus
• Taoyuan – Formosan blue magpie, Urocissa caerulea

United Kingdom

• Aylesbury – Aylesbury duck, Anas platyrhynchos domestica
• London – Barn swallow, Hirundo hirundo
• Surrey – Mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Yorkshire – Golden eagle, Aqualia chrysaethos

United States

• Alabaster, Alabama – eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
• Algona, Washington – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Aransas Pass, Texas – brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Bakersfield, California – American robin, Turdus migratorius
• Berkeley, California – barn owl, Tyto alba
• Cape Coral, Florida – burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
• Chicago, Illinois – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
• Crystal City, Texas – wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
• Deltona, Florida – Florida scrub jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
• Dunedin, Florida – osprey, Pandion haliaetus^[26]
• Fort Worth, Texas – eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis^[27]
• Galveston, Texas – reddish egret, Egretta rufescens
• Germantown, Tennessee – eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis^[28]
• Griggsville, Illinois – purple martin, Progne subis
• Harlingen, Texas – great kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus
• Honolulu, Hawaii – White tern, Gygis alba
• Houston, Texas – yellow-crowned night heron, Nycatanassa violacea^[29]
• Huber Heights, Ohio – dove, Columbidae^[30]
• Ingleside, Texas – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Kenmore, Washington – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Key West, Florida – chicken, Gallus gallus
• La Plata, Maryland – purple martin, Progne subis
• Lake Forest, California – hummingbird, Trochilidae
• Madison, Wisconsin – "plastic pink flamingo"^[31]
• McAllen, Texas – green jay, Cyanocorax yncas
• Mission, Texas – Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
• Oakland, California – black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax^[32]
• Pine Lake, Georgia – belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Port Aransas, Texas – roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja^[33]
• Portland, Oregon – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Redondo Beach, California – "Goodyear blimp"^[34]
• Rockford, Illinois – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus^[35]
• San Francisco, California – California quail, Callipepla californica
• Santa Monica, California – brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Seattle, Washington – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Shoreacres, Texas – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• St. Augustine, Florida – roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja^[36]
• St. Petersburg, Florida – brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis^[37]
• Topeka, Kansas – western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
• Tustin, California – hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus^[38]
• Villa Park, California – hummingbird, Calypte, Selasphorus
• Washington, D.C. – wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina

See also

• List of national birds
• List of U.S. state birds
• List of national animals