List of national animals explained

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.

National animal

CountryName of animalScientific name
(Latin name)		PictureRef.
Golden eagle (national bird)Aquila chrysaetos[1]
Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda [2]
Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus [3]
European fallow deer (national animal)Dama dama [4]
Frigate (national bird)Fregata magnificens
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature)Eretmochelys imbricata
Golden eagle (national bird) Aquila chrysaetos [5]
Karabakh horse (national horse)Equus caballus[6]
Blue marlin (national fish)Makaira nigricans [7]
Flamingo (national bird)Phoenicopterus ruber
Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [8]
Magpie robin (national bird)Copsychus saularis
Ilish (national fish)Tenualosa ilisha
Baird's tapir (national animal)Tapirus bairdii [9]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird)Ramphastos sulfuratus [10]
Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga[11]
Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird)Turdus rufiventris [12]
Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli [13]
Giant ibis (national bird) Pseudibis gigantea
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) Batagur baska
Giant barb (national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis
North American beaver (national animal)Castor canadensis [14] [15]
Canadian horse (national horse) Equus caballus
Giant pandaAiluropoda melanoleuca[16]
Andean condor (national bird)Vultur gryphus [17]
Yigüirro (national bird)Turdus grayi [18]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus
Choloepus hoffmanni
Bradypus variegatus		[19]
Marten (national animal)Martes martes[20]
Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus [21]
Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris [22]
Mute swan (national bird)Cygnus olor
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly)Aglais urticae
Sisserou parrot (national bird)Amazona imperalis [23]
Palmchat (national bird)Dulus dominicus [24]
Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [25]
Wolf (national animal) Canis lupus [26]
Barn swallow (national bird) Hirundo rustica
Baltic herring (national fish)Clupea harengus membras
Swallowtail (national butterfly) Papilio machaon
Ursus arctos [27]
Whooper swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus
European perch (national fish)Perca fluviatilis
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) Coccinella septempunctata
Grenada dove (national bird) Leptotila wellsi [28]
Resplendent quetzal (national bird) Pharomachrus mocinno [29]
White-tailed deer (national animal)Odocoileus virginianus [30]
Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao
Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris[31]
Indian peafowl (national bird)Pavo cristatus [32]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica[33]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [34]
Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis[35]
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi
Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus
Hoopoe (national bird)Upupa epops[36]
Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus [37]
Lion (national animal)Panthera Leo[38]
Lilac-breasted roller (national bird)Coracias caudatus[39]
White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba [40]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata
Striped hyena (national animal)Hyaena hyaena[41]
White stork (national bird)Ciconia ciconia[42]
Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug [43]
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Malayan tiger (national animal)Panthera tigris[45]
Cow (national animal)Bos indicus[46]
Himalayan monal (national bird)Lophophorus impejanus
Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa [47]
Markhor (national animal)Capra falconeri[48]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal)Platanista minor
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator [49]
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia
Harpy eagle (national bird) Harpia harpyja [50]
Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) Rupicola peruviana[51]
Philippine eagle (national bird)Pithecophaga jefferyi[52]
Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [53]
Brown pelican (national bird) Pelecanus occidentalis [54]
Saint Lucia amazon (national bird)Amazona versicolor [55]
Saint Vincent amazon (national bird)Amazona guildingii [56]
Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius [57]
<--South Africa--> Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [58]
Blue crane (national bird)Anthropoides paradiseus [59]
Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [60]
Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [61]
Giraffe (national animal)Giraffa sp.[62] [63] [64]
Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus [65]
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens [66] [67]
Grey crowned crane (national bird)Balearica regulorum [68]
Saker falcon (national bird)Falco cherrug [69]
Arabian oryx (national animal)Oryx leucoryx [70]

Lion (national animal)

Panthera leo [71]

Unicorn (national animal)

Fictional [72]

Red Dragon (national animal)

Fictional [73]
Bald eagle (national bird)Haliaeetus leucocephalus [74]
American bison (national mammal)Bison bison [75]
Venezuelan troupial (national bird)Icterus icterus
Bateleur (national bird)Terathopius ecaudatus [76]

See also

References

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: The Fennec Fox: Algeria's National Animal. algeria.com. 21 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Furnarius rufus (Hornero, Casero, Caserito, Albañil, Hornerillo, Alonsito (Argentina), Joao-de-barro (Brasil), Alonso García (Paraguay), Tiluchi (Bolivia), Obirog, Ogaraití (guaraní) - Rufous Hornero) | SIB, Parques Nacionales, Argentina. Sistema de Información de Biodiversidad.
  4. Web site: Our National Symbols. ab.gov.ag. 10 October 2020. Government of Antigua and Barbuda . https://archive.today/20220703225045/https://ab.gov.ag/detail_page.php?page=27 . 3 July 2022.
  5. Web site: National animal of Austria – Golden eagle – Symbol Hunt. 28 December 2020 . symbolhunt.com. 9 June 2024.
  6. Web site: 17 November 2020. Qarabağ atı.
  7. Web site: Official Website for the Government of The Bahamas. bahamas.gov.bs. 10 October 2020. Government of The Bahamas.
  8. Web site: National Symbols. Bangladesh Tourism Board. Bangladesh. Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism. 30 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228040953/http://visitbangladesh.gov.bd/about-bangladesh/national-symbol/. 28 December 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: National Symbols – Government of Belize Press Office . 22 June 2022 .
  10. Web site: The National Symbols. Government of Belize. 7 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183407/http://www.belize.gov.bz/index.php/component/content/article/26-about-belize/115-the-national-symbols. 23 September 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: National Symbols – Embassy and Permanent Mission of Botswana in Switzerland . 22 June 2022 .
  12. Web site: Embassy of Brazil in Washington. 17 March 2018.
  13. Web site: Forestry.gov.kh . 29 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630215053/http://www.forestry.gov.kh/Documents/ROYAL-DECREE-ENG.pdf . 30 June 2007 . dead .
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  15. Web site: Official Symbols of Canada. 2016. Canadian Heritage. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624170537/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444070816842. 24 June 2016. dead.
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  17. Web site: National symbols and other information of interest Cancillería . 2023-03-23 . www.cancilleria.gov.co.
  18. Web site: Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica . 22 June 2022 . Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica . es.
  19. Web site: lectura . Comunicados··3 Minutos de . ¡Perezoso es oficialmente símbolo nacional! . 22 June 2022 . Presidencia de la República de Costa Rica . 24 August 2021 . es.
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  21. News: AMPP Yaguajay Communicator . El Tocororo, Ave Nacional de Cuba, the most beautiful in the country . Portal del ciudadano de Yaguajay .
  22. Web site: Nationalplanter og -dyr . Naturstyrelsen, Danish Ministry of the Environment . 28 December 2019 . da . Nationalplants and -animals . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228230242/https://naturstyrelsen.dk/om-os/kontakt/faq/nationalplanter-og-dyr/ . 28 December 2019 . dead .
  23. Web site: National Bird - Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica . 2023-03-23 . dominica.gov.dm.
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  25. es. Decreto Legislativo No 735 del 21 de octubre de 1999. Diario Oficial. Imprenta Nacional de El Salvador. San Salvador. 216. 345. 6. 19 November 1999. 22 July 2017.
  26. Web site: State Insignia . 29 July 2024 . eesti.ee .
  27. Web site: 2014-08-25 . Iconic Finnish nature symbols stand out . 2023-01-27 . thisisFINLAND .
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  29. Web site: 4 September 2020 . 05 de septiembre, Día del Quetzal, Ave Nacional . 22 June 2022 . CONAP . es.
  30. Web site: MiAmbiente+ participa en la 6ta Liberación de Guacamayas en Valle de Copán .
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  34. Web site: Elephant declared National Heritage Animal in India . 2010 . Breaking News Online (India) . 25 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110825162711/http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/4777-elephant-declared-national-heritage-animal-in-india.html . 25 August 2011 .
  35. Presidential Decrees . 4 . 1993 . Government of the Republic of Indonesia . Keputusan Presiden (KEPPRES) tentang Satwa dan Bunga Nasional . 1-4 . Presidential Decrees Number 4 of 1993 . id . 13 May 2023.
  36. Web site: 2019-08-01 . Who is the hoopoe? Israel's national bird - watch . 2024-07-25 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
  37. Web site: National Symbols of Jamaica . jis.gov.jm . 2 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619153047/http://www.jis.gov.jm/special_sections/This%20Is%20Jamaica/symbols.html . 19 June 2006.
  38. Web site: National Lion Survey . 2024-05-01 . Kenya Wildlife Trust .
  39. Web site: nick . 2020-05-12 . The Lilac-Breasted Roller: 5 Interesting Facts About Kenya's National Bird . 2024-05-01 . Tsavo Trust .
  40. Web site: Latvia.eu. Symbols. 12 April 2016. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007033419/http://www.latvia.eu/key-facts/symbols. 7 October 2017. dead.
  41. News: Sullivan . Helen . Sanchez . Diego Ibarra . 2019-10-30 . Fear and Sport Imperil Lebanon's Striped Hyenas . The New York Times . 2023-01-31 . 0362-4331.
  42. Web site: The number of storks is not decreasing in the Žuvintas biosphere reserve | STATE SERVICE FOR PROTECTED AREAS under the Ministry of Environment.
  43. Web site: Mongolia names falcon as national bird . 22 June 2022 . wwf.panda.org .
  44. Web site: Saker Falcon, A National Bird of Mongolia . 22 June 2022 . Birds Mongolia . mn.
  45. Web site: Nameless Story .
  46. Web site: Government of Nepal . Article 9 (B) . Constitution of Nepal, 2072 .
  47. es. Ley No. 795 que declara al guardabarranco, ave nacional de Nicaragua. Managua. La Gaceta. Diario Oficial. 118. 25 June 2012. 22 July 2017.
  48. Web site: National Symbols of Pakistan. Government of Pakistan. 23 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073024/http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/national_symbols.html. 28 November 2016.
  49. Web site: National Symbols of Pakistan . Government of Pakistan . 23 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130827084404/http://nationalheritage.gov.pk/nationalsymbols.html . 27 August 2013 .
  50. Web site: Prensa . Panamá posee la población más grande de Águilas Harpías de Centroamérica – MiAmbiente . 10 April 2021 . 22 June 2022 . es.
  51. Web site: Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado - SERNANP . 22 June 2022 . old.sernanp.gob.pe.
  52. Web site: Proclamation No. 615, s. 1995 . 4 July 1995 . gov.ph. 12 August 2012.
  53. Web site: Arabian Oryx . 22 June 2022 . www.visitqatar.qa .
  54. Web site: 2022-11-04 . National Symbols Gov.Kn . 2023-03-23 .
  55. Web site: The Saint Lucia Parrot (Amazona versicolor) . 2023-03-23 . archive.stlucia.gov.lc.
  56. Web site: The National Bird. foreign.gov.vc. 2 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130515010728/http://www.foreign.gov.vc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=134. 15 May 2013.
  57. Web site: Camel culture: The history of Saudi's national animal. visitsaudi.com. 18 September 2023.
  58. Web site: National animal South African Government . 22 June 2022 . www.gov.za.
  59. Web site: National bird South African Government . 22 June 2022 . www.gov.za.
  60. Web site: National fish South African Government . 22 June 2022 . www.gov.za.
  61. Web site: Sri Lanka National Bird. Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314120902/http://www.gov.lk/gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&lang=en. 14 March 2012.
  62. Web site: National Symbols: National Animal. tanzania.go.tz. Tanzania Government Portal. 14 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118195350/http://tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/260. 18 January 2015. dead.
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  64. Book: Knappert, Jan . East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda . Jan Knappert . 1987 . Vikas Pub. . New Delhi . 978-0-7069-2822-8 . 57 . 28 June 2011 .
  65. The government gazette about National symbols of Thailand. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125101256/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2544/D/099/1.PDF. dead. 25 January 2012. Royal Thai Government Gazette. 11 December 2001. 118. 99D. 1.
  66. News: Siamese fighting fish confirmed as national aquatic animal . . Bangkok Post . 29 July 2019.
  67. News: Thailand makes Siamese fighting fish national aquatic animal . AFP . 5 February 2019 . Business Standard India . 29 July 2019.
  68. Web site: National Symbols. www.gou.go.ug. 28 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191109114536/https://www.gou.go.ug/about-uganda/sector/national-symbols. 9 November 2019. dead.
  69. Web site: 22 February 2023 . Discover all about Falconry . 2023-11-26 . Visit Dubai . Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism . the UAE is the premier world centre for falconry – the falcon is, after all, the country's national bird.
  70. Web site: Arabia's Wildlife Centre . Visit Sharjah . Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority . Located in Sharjah Desert Park, Arabia's Wildlife Centre hosts several animals, including the Arabian Oryx, the UAE's national animal, and the Arabian leopard, the region's famous big cat..
  71. Web site: Rabon . John . 2020-06-26 . National Animals of the United Kingdom - Real and Imagined . 2024-02-13 . Anglotopia.net .
  72. Web site: Rabon . John . 2020-06-26 . National Animals of the United Kingdom - Real and Imagined . 2024-02-13 . Anglotopia.net .
  73. Web site: Rabon . John . 2020-06-26 . National Animals of the United Kingdom - Real and Imagined . 2024-02-13 . Anglotopia.net .
  74. The American Bald Eagle . United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
  75. Web site: Bison Bellows: America's New National Mammal (U.S. National Park Service) . 22 June 2022 . www.nps.gov .
  76. Web site: Zimbabwe Bird . 23 March 2022 . Official Government of Zimbabwe Web Portal.

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