List of official city birds
The following is an incomplete list of official city birds, organized by country.
Australia
- Canberra - laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Canada
- Andrew, Alberta - Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Barrhead, Alberta - Great blue heron, Ardea herodias [1]
- Brooks, Alberta - Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
- Burlington, Ontario - Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator (Unofficial) [2]
- Calgary, Alberta - Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus [3]
- Camrose, Alberta - Purple martin, Progne subis [4]
- Chestermere, Alberta - Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia (Suggested) [5]
- Edson, Alberta - Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa [6]
- Grande Prairie, Alberta - Trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator
- Guelph, Ontario - Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus [7]
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
- Hamilton, Ontario - Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (Unofficial) [8]
- High Level, Alberta - Common raven, Corvus corax
- King, Ontario - Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus[1]
- Lacombe, Alberta - Mountain bluebird, Sialia currocoides [9]
- London, Ontario - Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
- Marston, Quebec - Common loon, Gavia immer [10]
- Montreal, Quebec - American goldfinch, Spinus tristis [11]
- Morinville, Alberta - Ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis [12]
- Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec - Cerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea
- Olds, Alberta - Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus [13]
- Peace River, Alberta - Canada goose, Branta canadensis
- Penhold, Alberta - Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus [14]
- Peterborough, Ontario - Great blue heron, Ardea herodias [15]
- Regina, Saskatchewan - Black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus [16]
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec - Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus[2]
- Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec - Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
- Sarnia, Ontario - Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus[3]
- Tofield, Alberta - Snow goose, Anser caerulescens [17]
- Vancouver, British Columbia - Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna [18]
- Victoria, British Columbia - great blue heron, Ardea herodias (suggested, as yet unofficial) [19]
- Westlock, Alberta - American robin, Turdus migratorius
- Whistler, British Columbia - Canada Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
- Windsor, Ontario - Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor [20]
China
- Guangzhou, Guangdong - hwamei, Garrulax canorus [21]
- Xiamen, Fujian - egret, Ardea and Egretta [22]
Ecuador
- Quito - black-breasted puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis [23]
Finland
- Rauma - great black-backed gull, Larus marinus [24]
India
- Mumbai, India - coppersmith barbet, Megalaima haemacephala
- New Delhi, India - house sparrow, Passer domesticus
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 [25]
- Akabira, Hokkaido - varied tit, Sittiparus varius [26]
- Aomori, Aomori - Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques [27] (formerly rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 [28])
- Chiba, Chiba - little tern, Sternula albifrons [29]
- Chigasaki, Kanagawa - Japanese tit, Parus minor [30]
- Chiyoda, Tokyo - mute swan, Cygnus olor [31]
- Fuchu, Tokyo - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica [32]
- Fukuchi, Aomori - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [33]
- Fukushima, Fukushima - Japanese tit, Parus minor [34]
- Gotenba, Shizuoka - Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis [35]
- Hachiōji, Tokyo - blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana [36]
- Hadano, Kanagawa - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [37]
- Hamamatsu, Shizuoka - barn swallow, Hirundo rustica [38]
- Haramachi, Fukushima - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica [39]
- Hashikami, Aomori - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [40]
- Himeji, Hyōgo - great egret, Ardea alba [41]
- Hita, Oita - grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea [42]
- Hitachinaka, Ibaraki - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [43]
- Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [44]
- Ichikawa, Chiba - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [45]
- Ishioka, Ibaraki - Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica [46]
- Itami, Hyogo - duck, Anas [47]
- Kawagoe, Saitama - goose, Anser, Branta and Chen [48]
- Kazuno, Akita - chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi) [49]
- Kizukuri, Aomori - lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus [50]
- Kōchi, Kōchi - Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis [51]
- Koriyama, Fukushima - lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus [52]
- Koshigaya, Saitama - Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto [53]
- Kumamoto, Kumamoto - Japanese tit, Parus minor [54]
- Kurashiki, Okayama - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [55]
- Mito, Ibaraki - white wagtail, Motacilla alba [56]
- Nagaokakyo, Kyoto - Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus [57]
- Namegawa, Saitama - green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor [58]
- Nichinan, Miyazaki - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [59]
- Ota, Tokyo - Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone [60]
- Oyama, Tochigi - Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis [61]
- Rokkasho, Aomori - white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla [62]
- Sakai, Osaka - bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus [63]
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka - common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis [64]
- Tomakomai, Hokkaido - whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus [65]
- Tosu, Saga - Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus [66]
- Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques [67]
- Yonago, Tottori - whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus [68]
- Zama, Kanagawa - Japanese tit, Parus minor [69]
Pakistan
- Islamabad - rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
- Lahore - Lahori qabutar, Columba livia
Philippines
- Buenavista, Bohol - black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw) [70]
- Consolacion, Cebu - black shama, Copsychus cebuensis [71]
- Jagna, Bohol - black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw) [72]
- Pandan, Antique - writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan) [73]
- Santiago, Agusan del Norte - writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw) [74]
- Tagbilaran, Bohol - Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi) [75]
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 Korea
- Asan - dove, Columba, Streptopelia [76]
- Busan - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris [77]
- Daegu - white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla [78]
- Gimcheon - Korean magpie, Pica sericea [79]
- Gwangju - dove, Columba, Streptopelia [80]
- Hanam - ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus [81]
- Miryang - Korean magpie, Pica sericea [82]
- Mokpo - red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis [83]
- Pohang - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris [84]
- Sacheon - black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris [85]
- Sangju - Korean magpie, Pica sericea [86]
- Seongnam - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
- Seoul - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
- Suncheon - Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
- Ulsan - great egret, Ardea alba
- Yangsan - Korean magpie, Pica sericea
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 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 [87] [88]
- 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[4]
- Fort Worth, Texas - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis[5]
- Galveston, Texas - reddish egret, Egretta rufescens
- Germantown, Tennessee - eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis[6]
- 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 [89]
- Huber Heights, Ohio - dove, Columbidae [7]
- 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
- Los Angeles, California - hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus[8]
- Madison, Wisconsin - "plastic pink flamingo"[90]
- McAllen, Texas - green jay, Cyanocorax yncas
- Mission, Texas - Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii
- Oakland, California - Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax [91]
- Pine Lake, Georgia - belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
- Port Aransas, Texas - roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja [92]
- Portland, Oregon - great blue heron, Ardea herodias
- Redondo Beach, California - "Goodyear blimp"[9]
- Rockford, Illinois - peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus [10]
- 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 [93]
- St. Petersburg, Florida - brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis[11]
- Topeka, Kansas - western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
- Tustin, California - hooded oriole, Icterus cucullatus[12]
- Villa Park, California - hummingbird, Calypte, Selasphorus
- Washington, D.C. - wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina
See also
References
- ^ https://www.king.ca/BirdFriendlyCity
- ^ https://ville.sainte-anne-de-bellevue.qc.ca/en/403/bird-friendly-city
- ^ https://sarnianewstoday.ca/sarnia/news/2023/5/14/sarnia-announces-official-city-bird
- ^ http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/5/4/dunedin_selects_offi.html
- ^ https://www.fwisd.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=30&ModuleInstanceID=1326&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=114629&PageID=53
- ^ https://www.germantown-tn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/6796/
- ^ https://www.hhoh.org/362/City-Symbols
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-mar-25-me-32546-story.html
- ^ Garcia, Kenneth J. (5 April 1992). "A Friend in the Skies : Airship: The Goodyear Blimp may be just a giant billboard to some people, but to folks in the South Bay, it's an institution--and it's theirs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.sinnissippiaudubon.org/2020/07/21/rockford-names-peregrine-falcon-its-official-city-bird/
- ^ https://www.fox13news.com/news/no-longer-unofficial-the-brown-pelican-is-finally-the-official-city-bird-for-st-pete
- ^ https://webdocs.tustinca.org/WebLink/docview.aspx?id=22810&dbid=0&cr=1