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

Brazil

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

Canada

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

China

• Guangzhou, Guangdong – hwamei, Garrulax canorus https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094951/http://www.gz.gov.cn/vfs/subsite/QFZZQNCH-UEYR-RYE4-CQEP-PO0PXEO7LORY/category/category1.jsp?catId=3171
• Xiamen, Fujian – egret, Ardea and Egretta https://archive.today/20021020085102/http://www.xmtravel.com.cn/eng/pages/landscape/index.htm

Chile

• Santiago – Andean solitaire, Myadestes ralloides

Ecuador

• Quito – black-breasted puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis https://web.archive.org/web/20060718210342/http://www.fjocotoco.org/news-reserves-june2005.html

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20070213075643/http://www.rauma.fi/ymparisto/estruutE.htm

France

• Paris – rock dove, Columba 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 http://www.bird-mus.abiko.chiba.jp/english/eindx.html
• Akabira, Hokkaido – varied tit, Sittiparus varius https://web.archive.org/web/20060614165609/http://www.city.akabira.hokkaido.jp/sidemenu/english.html
• Aomori, Aomori – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques https://web.archive.org/web/20061010170116/http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/koho/shisei/shisei2005/english/07sisyo/sisyo01.html (formerly rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20060501214706/http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/english/enge01.html)
• Chiba, Chiba – little tern, Sternula albifrons https://web.archive.org/web/20060103115629/http://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/en/environment/pdf/2003/9-2.pdf
• Chigasaki, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor https://web.archive.org/web/20060723132315/http://www.city.chigasaki.kanagawa.jp/newsection/bunsui/english.pdf
• Chiyoda, Tokyo – mute swan, Cygnus olor https://web.archive.org/web/20070103092342/http://www.city.chiyoda.lg.jp/english/e-guide/profile.html
• Fuchu, Tokyo – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica https://web.archive.org/web/20061006014913/http://www.city.fuchu.tokyo.jp/english/plofile.html
• Fukuchi, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024439/http://apti.net.pref.aomori.jp/info-en/01/02/010201064.html
• Fukushima, Fukushima – Japanese tit, Parus minor https://web.archive.org/web/20100409014933/http://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/english/about/emblem.html
• Gotenba, Shizuoka – Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis https://web.archive.org/web/20060616194804/http://www.city.gotemba.shizuoka.jp/ehp/information/index.html
• Hachiōji, Tokyo – blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana https://web.archive.org/web/20060210110458/http://www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp/HP-english/intro/profile.html
• Hadano, Kanagawa – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20060615045350/http://navi.city.hadano.kanagawa.jp/foreigners/english/sinoki_hana_tori.html
• Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – barn swallow, Hirundo rustica http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/48760/ee863/
• Haramachi, Fukushima – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica https://web.archive.org/web/20060209011901/http://www.city.haramachi.fukushima.jp/english/symbol/symbol.html
• Hashikami, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20070929231552/http://apti.net.pref.aomori.jp/info-en/01/02/010201063.html
• Himeji, Hyōgo – great egret, Ardea alba https://web.archive.org/web/20070211153322/http://www.himeji-iec.or.jp/sinfo/life/introduction/index_en.html
• Hita, Oita – grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea http://www.hita.ne.jp/~english/culture/hist4.shtml
• Hitachinaka, Ibaraki – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20040623111639/http://www.city.hitachinaka.ibaraki.jp/english/profile/symbols.html
• Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20061005235843/http://www.city.hitoyoshi.kumamoto.jp/english/symbol/index.html
• Ichikawa, Chiba – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20060208231402/http://www.city.ichikawa.chiba.jp/koku/gaiyo/english.pdf
• Ishioka, Ibaraki – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica https://web.archive.org/web/20061006033841/http://www.city.ishioka.lg.jp/018English/Profile.htm
• Itami, Hyogo – duck, Anas https://web.archive.org/web/20060501214041/http://www.city.itami.hyogo.jp/k_kokusai/engoish_main.html
• Kawagoe, Saitama – goose, Anser, Branta and Chen https://web.archive.org/web/20060505001005/http://www.city.kawagoe.saitama.jp/icity/browser?ActionCode=content&ContentID=1105176441749&SiteID=0000000000000
• Kazuno, Akita – chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi) https://web.archive.org/web/20060507142306/http://www.media-akita.or.jp/akita-monuments/koeyoshiE.html
• Kizukuri, Aomori – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus https://web.archive.org/web/20060517184542/http://apti.net.pref.aomori.jp/info-en/01/02/010201016.html
• Kōchi, Kōchi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis https://web.archive.org/web/20081014114040/http://www.city.kochi.kochi.jp/info/english/vis-003-02.htm
• Koriyama, Fukushima – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Lesser cuckoo https://web.archive.org/web/20060620051751/http://www.city.koriyama.fukushima.jp/www/contents/1112169303087/html/common/42b2889b014.html
• Koshigaya, Saitama – Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto https://web.archive.org/web/20061006092225/http://www.city.koshigaya.saitama.jp/english/knowledge/symbole.htm
• Kumamoto, Kumamoto – Japanese tit, Parus minor http://www.kumamoto-if.or.jp/info/s_detail.asp?LC=e&PageID=3&l_id=3
• Kurashiki, Okayama – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis https://web.archive.org/web/20070506215458/http://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/kurakoku/english/efaq/faqenglishKurashiki.html#10
• Mito, Ibaraki – white wagtail, Motacilla alba https://web.archive.org/web/20070910090309/http://www.city.mito.ibaraki.jp/english/profile/mito.htm
• Nagaokakyo, Kyoto – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus http://www.city.nagaokakyo.kyoto.jp/Files/ekc/html_eng/city_simbol_eng/citysimbol_eng.html
• Namegawa, Saitama – green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor http://www.town.namegawa.saitama.jp/english/index.htm
• Nichinan, Miyazaki – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis https://web.archive.org/web/20060210183858/http://www.city-nichinan.jp/english/enn01.htm
• Ota, Tokyo – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone https://web.archive.org/web/20060502032928/http://www.city.ota.tokyo.jp/ota/kouryuu/welcome-otacity/englishtop.htm
• Oyama, Tochigi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis https://web.archive.org/web/20061010144216/http://www5.city.oyama.tochigi.jp/english/f-t-b.html
• Rokkasho, Aomori – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla https://web.archive.org/web/20050415144849/http://apti.net.pref.aomori.jp/info-en/01/02/010201050.html
• Sakai, Osaka – bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus https://web.archive.org/web/20060712160023/http://www.city.sakai.osaka.jp/foreigner_en/profile/profile4.html
• Shizuoka, Shizuoka – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis https://web.archive.org/web/20060621225901/http://www.city.shizuoka.jp/deps/seikatsu/shizujin/this_is_shizuoka.htm
• Tomakomai, Hokkaido – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus https://web.archive.org/web/20061006032329/http://www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp/e-page/e-symbol.htm
• Tosu, Saga – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Tsukuba, Ibaraki – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203146/http://miccii.com/saw2004/mtm/mt339/330/tsukubaE.htm
• Yonago, Tottori – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus https://web.archive.org/web/20051023214321/http://www.yonago-city.jp/gaiyo/en/outline_e.htm
• Zama, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor https://web.archive.org/web/20060523175700/http://www.city.zama.kanagawa.jp/index_m/m_menu/english/engsymbolof.htm

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) http://www.bohol-island.com/buenavista/symbols.htm
• Consolacion, Cebu – black shama, Copsychus cebuensis https://web.archive.org/web/20000707232355/http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4625/caws.htm
• Jagna, Bohol – black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw) https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111248/http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/jagna-bohol/aboutJagna/genInfo.htm
• Pandan, Antique – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan) https://archive.today/20121221214836/http://www.pandan.gov.ph/profile/facts.html
• Santiago, Agusan del Norte – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw) https://web.archive.org/web/20220612004238/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/8446/santiago.html
• Tagbilaran, Bohol – Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi) https://archive.today/20070628054509/http://www.tagbilaran.gov.ph/citypseal.php

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 https://archive.today/20041207201537/http://www.asan.go.kr/eng/about/sub_03.asp
• Busan – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris http://english.busan.go.kr/busan/02_01_02.htm
• Daegu – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla https://web.archive.org/web/20071021060555/http://www.sri2006.org/useful/daegu.php
• Gimcheon – Korean magpie, Pica serica https://web.archive.org/web/20061008014609/http://www.gimcheon.go.kr/eng/sub01/m04.html
• Gwangju – dove, Columba, Streptopelia https://web.archive.org/web/20060621140704/http://eng.gjcity.net/e_about/e_about01/e15_01_01_02.jsp
• Hanam – ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus https://archive.today/20110719031645/http://www.hanam.gyeonggi.kr/eng/htm/city.htm
• Miryang – Korean magpie, Pica serica http://www.miryang.go.kr/eng/body01_03.html
• Mokpo – red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis https://archive.today/20020804061805/http://www.mokpo.go.kr:2002/eng/intro_3.html
• Pohang – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris https://web.archive.org/web/20060506103707/http://eng.ipohang.org/city/city03.html
• Sacheon – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris http://www.sacheon.go.kr/eng/
• Sangju – Korean magpie, Pica serica https://web.archive.org/web/20060505140807/http://www.sangju.go.kr/eng/about/about_b01.php
• 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
• Fort Worth, Texas – eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
• Galveston, Texas – reddish egret, Egretta rufescens
• Germantown, Tennessee – eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
• 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
• Huber Heights, Ohio – dove, Columbidae
• 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"
• McAllen, Texas – green jay, Cyanocorax yncas
• Mission, Texas – Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
• Oakland, California – black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Pine Lake, Georgia – belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Port Aransas, Texas – roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
• Portland, Oregon – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Redondo Beach, California – "Goodyear blimp"
• Rockford, Illinois – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
• 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
• St. Petersburg, Florida – brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• Topeka, Kansas – western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
• Tustin, California – hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus
• 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

References