List of Indian State Birds:
India is the land of various rare species of birds and any other wild animals. The diversity in wildlife creatures has made our environment well-balanced and vibrant. From all the bird species found in India, pea-cock was declared as national bird of India in 1963. It became the national bird for its exceptional beauty and grace that represent the beauty of India. Like national bird there are specific state birds for each state and union territory of India. Each state bird of different states represent unique geographical features and climate conditions of that place. State birds are chosen on the availability of a bird and its base on the other climatic conditions and ecological balance. State birds are chosen where birds find their natural habitat and food enough to live in a particular place. Besides that every year numerous migratory birds come in India during winter for saving themselves from extreme cold. The presence of migratory birds in winter enhance the beauty of any national park or wildlife sanctuaries present in all the states. In this article, we will discuss about all the state birds, its details and significant features to know more about all the birds.
Candidates can be asked about different facts related to all state birds in any competitive exam. So, candidates must make sure that they prepare with complete information about state birds of India that have been chosen by the wildlife authority of states. The scientific name of peacock is Pavo Cristatus. Like peacock, candidates must remember scientific names of all other state birds as well. Names of state birds along with their individual scientific names are important part of science and general awareness of competitive exam. By remembering it, candidates can easily answer questions and score better marks in their expected exams. It is more important to prepare names of state birds for any state level competitive exam where detail knowledge of state is analysed. For that purpose we have put the complete list with the names of all state birds along with their scientific names by mentioning names of all states and union territories.
States Names |
Bird Names | Scientific Name |
Andhra Pradesh | Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula Krameri |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Great Hornbill | Buceros Bicornis |
Assam | White-winged Wood Duck |
Asarcornis Scutulata |
Bihar |
House Sparrow | Passer Domesticus |
Chhattisgarh | Bastar Hill Myna |
Gracula Religiosa Peninsularis |
Goa |
Flame-throated bulbul (Ruby-throated yellow bulbul) | Pycnonotus Gularis |
Gujarat | Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Haryana |
Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus |
Himachal Pradesh | Western Tragopan (Jujurana) |
Tragopan melanocephalus |
Jharkhand |
Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopacea |
Karnataka | Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
Kerala |
Great Indian Hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
Madhya Pradesh | Indian Paradise Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone paradise |
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 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Sarus Crane | Grus Antigone |
Uttarakhand | Himalayan Monal |
Lophophorus impejanus |
West Bengal |
White-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon Smyrnensis |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman Wood Pigeon |
Columba Palumboides |
Chandigarh |
Indian Grey Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
Delhi | House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Ladakh |
Black-necked Crane | Grus Nigricollis |
Lakshadweep | Sooty Tern |
Onychoprion Fuscatus |
Puducherry |
Asian Koel |
Eudynamys scolopaceus |
FAQs:
- Which bird is the state bird for three states?
Answer. Indian roller is the state bird for three states namely Odisha, Karnataka and Telangana.
- Kingfisher is the state bird of which state?
Answer. Kingfisher is the state bird of west Bengal.
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