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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''', is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and union territories come under the jurisdiction of the central government. As with most of the other countries India, has a national emblem—the [[State Emblem of India|Lion Capital of Sarnath]].

Apart from India's national emblem, each of its states and union territories have their own seals and symbols which include animals, birds, trees, flowers, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/|title=Symbols of States of India|website=affairscloud.com}}</ref> A list of state birds of India is given below. See [[Symbols of Indian states and territories]] for a complete list of all state characters and seals.

==States==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! State !! Common name !! [[Binomial name]] !! Image
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] ||[[Rose-ringed parakeet]] || ''Psittacula krameri''<ref>http://forests.ap.gov.in/statesymbol.php</ref> ||[[File:Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)- Female on a Neem (Azadirachta indica) tree at Hodal Iws IMG 1279.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] || [[Great hornbill]] || ''Buceros bicornis'' || [[File:Great-Hornbill.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Assam]] || [[White-winged duck|White-winged wood duck]] || ''Asarcornis scutulata'' || [[File:White-winged.wood.duck.arp.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Bihar]] || [[House Sparrow]] || '' Passer domesticus'' ||
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || [[Common hill myna|Bastar hill myna]] || ''Gracula religiosa peninsularis'' || [[File:Gracula_religiosa_robusta-01.JPG|200px]]
|-
| [[Goa]] ||[[Flame-throated bulbul]] (also known specifically as Ruby-throated yellow bulbul)||''Pycnonotus gularis'' ||
[[File:Flame-throated_bulbul.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Gujarat]] || [[Greater flamingo]] || ''Phoenicopterus roseus'' || [[File:Greater_flamingo_sub_adult_(1).jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Haryana]] || [[Black francolin]] || ''Francolinus francolinus'' || [[File:Black_Francolin.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] || [[Western tragopan]] (Jujurana) || ''Tragopan melanocephalus'' || [[File:WesternTragopan.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Asian Koel]]
| ''Eudynamys scolopacea''
| [[File:Asian Koel (Male) I IMG 8190.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Karnataka]] || [[Indian roller]] || ''Coracias benghalensis'' || [[File:Indian_Roller_(Coracias_benghalensis)_Photograph_By_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Kerala]] || [[Great Indian hornbill]] || ''Buceros bicornis'' || [[File:Great-Hornbill.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || [[Indian paradise flycatcher]] || ''Terpsiphone paradisi'' || [[File:Asian_Paradise_Flycatcher.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Maharashtra]] || [[Yellow-footed green pigeon]] || ''Treron phoenicoptera'' || [[File:Yellow-footed_Green-Pigeon_(Treron_phoenicopterus)_male-8.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Manipur]] || [[Mrs. Hume's pheasant]] || ''Syrmaticus humiae'' || [[File:Syrmaticus_humiae.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Meghalaya]] || [[Common hill myna|Hill myna]] || ''Gracula religiosa peninsularis'' || [[File:Gracula_religiosa_robusta-01.JPG|200px]]
|-
| [[Mizoram]] || [[Mrs. Hume's pheasant]] || ''Syrmaticus humiae'' || [[File:Syrmaticus_humiae.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Nagaland]] || [[Blyth's tragopan]] || ''Tragopan blythii'' || [[File:Tragopan_blythii01.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Odisha]] || [[Indian roller]] || ''Coracias benghalensis'' || [[File:Indian_Roller_(Coracias_benghalensis)_Photograph_By_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] || [[Northern goshawk]] || ''Accipiter gentilis'' || [[File:Northern_Goshawk_ad_M2.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan]] || [[Great Indian bustard]] || ''Ardeotis nigriceps'' || [[File:Great_Indian_bustard.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Sikkim]] || [[Blood pheasant]] || ''Ithaginis cruentus'' || [[File:Blood_Pheasant.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]] || [[Common emerald dove|Emerald dove]] || ''Chalcophaps indica'' || [[File:Chalcophaps_indica_-a_pair_in_captivity-8a.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Telangana]] || [[Indian roller]] || ''[[Indian roller|Coracias benghalensis]]'' || [[File:Indian_Roller_(Coracias_benghalensis)_Photograph_By_Shantanu_Kuveskar.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Tripura]] || [[Green imperial pigeon]] || ''Ducula aenea'' || [[File:DuculaAenea.JPG|200px]]
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || [[Sarus crane]] || ''Grus antigone'' || [[File:Saus_Crane_I_IMG_8663.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]] || [[Himalayan monal]] || ''[[Lophophorus impejanus]]'' || [[File:Himalayan Monal on Snow.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || [[White-throated kingfisher|White-breasted kingfisher]] || ''Halcyon smyrnensis'' || [[File:White-throated_kingfisher_BNC.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Union territories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Union territory !! Common name !! [[Binomial name]] !! Image
|-
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] || [[Andaman wood pigeon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andaman.gov.in/bird-animal-tree|title=State Bird/Animal/Tree - Andaman and Nicobar Administration, India|website=www.andaman.gov.in|access-date=2016-10-16}}</ref>
|| ''Columba palumboides''
||[[File:IanthoenasColumboidesSmit.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Chandigarh]] || [[Indian grey hornbill]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf|title=State Animal, Bird, Tree, and Flower of Chandigarh}}</ref>
|| ''Ocyceros birostris''
||[[File:Indian Gray Hornbill(Ocyceros birostris) at north Bengal University Campus.jpg|200px]]
|-
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] || ''Not yet designated'' || ||
|-
| [[Delhi]] || [[House sparrow]] || ''Passer domesticus'' || [[File:House_Sparrow_(Passer_domesticus)-_Male_in_Kolkata_I_IMG_5904.jpg|200px]]
|-
| | [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || [[Kalij pheasant]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/kalij-pheasant-declared-bird-of-jk-ut/ | title=Kalij Pheasant declared bird of J&K UT | date=21 October 2021}}</ref> || ''Lophura leucomelanos'' ||
|-
| [[Ladakh]]|| [[Black-necked crane]]|| ''Grus nigricollis''|| [[File:Black-necked_Crane_Tso_Kar_Ladakh_Jammu_and_Kashmir_India_Asia_12.08.2013.png|200px]]
|-
| [[Lakshadweep]] || [[Sooty tern]] || ''Onychoprion fuscatus'' || [[File:Sterna_fuscata.JPG|200px]]
|-
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || [[Asian koel]] || ''Eudynamys scolopaceus'' || [[File:Asian_koel.jpg|200px]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian peafowl]], the national bird of India
* [[List of Indian state symbols]]
* [[List of Indian state flags]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]
* [[List of Indian state mottos]]
* [[List of Indian state songs]]
* [[List of Indian state foundation days]]
* [[List of Indian state animals]]
* [[List of Indian state flowers]]
* [[List of Indian state trees]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112080035/http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=16 List of symbols]
* [http://www.pakshimitra.org Maharashtra Pakshimitra]
* Blue Jay: The State Bird of Orissa.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023014458/http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/apr2005/englishpdf/bluelay.pdf pdf]

{{Symbols of Indian states}}

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[[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|State Birds]]
[[Category:Lists of birds by location|Indian state birds]]
[[Category:Lists of birds of India|State birds]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols]]

List of Indian state birds - Revision history

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