List of State Birds of Indian States and Union Territories

By : Neha Dhyani

Updated : Feb 28, 2022, 7:53

India is situated in South Asia. Due to its strategic location, India is blessed with a variety of flora and fauna, including some of the rarest bird species. The peacock or Pavo Cristatus was declared the national bird of India in 1963 owing to its unique beauty and grace.

All the 28 states and 8 union territories have their own state birds. The state birds of India are native to the respective union territories and states and are of great ecological importance.

State Birds of India

Sr. No.	State	Common Name	Binomial Name
1	Andhra Pradesh	Rose-Ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Great Hornbill	Buceros bicornis
3	Assam	White-winged wood duck	Asacornis scutulata
4	Bihar	House sparrow	Passer domesticus
5	Chattisgarh	Bastar Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
6	Goa	Flame-throated bulbul	Pycnonotus roseus
7	Gujarat	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus francolinus
8	Haryana	Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus
9	Himachal Pradesh	Western tragopan	Tragopan melanocephalus
10	Jharkhand	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea
11	Karnataka	Indian roller	Corasius benghalensis
12	Kerala	Great Indian hornbill	Buceros bicornis
13	Madhya Pradesh	Indian paradise flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi
14	Maharashtra	Yellow-footed green pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera
15	Manipur	Mrs Hume's pheasant	Syrmaticus Humiae
16	Meghalaya	Hill Myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
17	Mizoram	Mrs Hume's pheasant	Syrmaticus Humiae
18	Nagaland	Blyth's tragopan	Tragopan blythii
19	Odisha	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
20	Punjab	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
21	Rajasthan	Great Indian Bustard	Ardeotis nigriceps
22	Sikkim	Blood pheasant	Ithaginis cruentus
23	Tamil Nadu	Emerald dove	Chalcophaps indica
24	Telangana	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
25	Tripura	Great imperial pigeon	Ducula aenea
26	Uttar Pradesh	Sarus crane	Grus antigone
27	Uttarakhand	Himalayan monal	Lophophorus impejanus
28	West Bengal	White-breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis

State Birds of Indian Union Territories

St. No.	Union Territory	Common Name	Binomial Name
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman wood pigeon	Columba palumboides
2	Chandigarh	Indian grey hornbill	Ocyceros birostris
3	Delhi	House sparrow	Passer domesticus
4	Jammu and Kashmir	Kalij pheasant	Lophura leucomelanos
5	Ladakh	Black-necked crane	Grus nigricollis
6	Lakshwadeep	Sooty tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
7	Puducherry	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli - Daman and Diu	Not Assigned Yet	-

It must be noted here that among all the Indian states and union territories, the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has not been assigned a state bird as yet. It is the only union territory/state in India without a typified state bird.

Peacock - The National Bird of India

In 1963, the peacock or the Indian peafowl was designated as the national bird of India. The designation of this bird as the national bird was due to myriad reasons, the top one being its religious significance and its involvement in numerous traditions of India.

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FAQs on State Birds

Q.1) Which bird is the common state bird in three Indian states?

The Indian roller is regarded as the state bird in three Indian states, namely, Odisha, Karnataka, and Telangana.

Q.2) Which is the national bird of India, and Since When?

The peacock was declared the national bird of India in 1963.

Q.3) Which bird is known as the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh?

The Great Hornbill is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh.