List of official city birds

The following is an incomplete list of official city birds, organized by country.

Bulgaria

• Sofia – great tit, Parus major

Canada

The Bird Friendly City Certification program by Nature Canada encourages municipalities to engage local communities, and selecting a city bird is a fun way to build awareness, it is one of many steps in certification.

• Barrie, Ontario – belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
• Barrhead, Alberta – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• 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]
• Halton Hills, Ontario – northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
• Hamilton, Ontario – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
• 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
• 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)
• Windsor, Ontario – tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor

China

• Guangzhou, Guangdong – hwamei, Garrulax canorus
• Xiamen, Fujian – egret, Ardea and Egretta ^{[link removed]}

Ecuador

• Quito – black-breasted puffleg, Eriocnemis nigrivestis

Finland

• Rauma – great black-backed gull, Larus marinus

India

• Mumbai, India – coppersmith barbet, Megalaima haemacephala

Japan

• Abiko, Chiba – Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
• Akabira, Hokkaido – varied tit, Sittiparus varius
• Aomori, Aomori – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques (formerly rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata from 1901 to 2005 )
• Chiba, Chiba – little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Chigasaki, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Chiyoda, Tokyo – mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Fuchu, Tokyo – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Fukuchi, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Fukushima, Fukushima – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Gotenba, Shizuoka – Japanese thrush, Turdus cardis
• Hachiōji, Tokyo – blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana
• Hadano, Kanagawa – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Haramachi, Fukushima – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Hashikami, Aomori – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Himeji, Hyōgo – great egret, Ardea alba
• Hita, Oita – grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Hitachinaka, Ibaraki – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ichikawa, Chiba – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Ishioka, Ibaraki – Japanese skylark, Alauda japonica
• Itami, Hyogo – duck, Anas
• Kawagoe, Saitama – goose, Anser, Branta and Chen
• Kazuno, Akita – chicken, Gallus gallus (var. Koe Yoshi)
• Kizukuri, Aomori – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
• Kōchi, Kōchi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Koriyama, Fukushima – lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus Lesser cuckoo
• Koshigaya, Saitama – Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Kumamoto, Kumamoto – Japanese tit, Parus minor
• Kurashiki, Okayama – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Mito, Ibaraki – white wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Nagaokakyo, Kyoto – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Namegawa, Saitama – green pheasant, Phasianus versicolor
• Nichinan, Miyazaki – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Ota, Tokyo – Japanese bush warbler, Horornis diphone
• Oyama, Tochigi – Japanese wagtail, Motacilla grandis
• Rokkasho, Aomori – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Sakai, Osaka – bull-headed shrike, Lanius bucephalus
• Shizuoka, Shizuoka – common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Tomakomai, Hokkaido – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Tosu, Saga – Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus
• Tsukuba, Ibaraki – Japanese scops owl, Otus semitorques
• Yonago, Tottori – whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Zama, Kanagawa – Japanese tit, Parus minor

Philippines

• Buenavista, Bohol – black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Consolacion, Cebu – black shama, Copsychus cebuensis
• Jagna, Bohol – black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis (antolihaw, dimodlaw)
• Pandan, Antique – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (dulungan) ^{[link removed]}
• Santiago, Agusan del Norte – writhed-billed hornbill, Aceros waldeni (kalaw)
• Tagbilaran, Bohol – Philippine tailorbird, Orthotomus castaneiceps (tamsi) ^{[link removed]}

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 ^{[link removed]}
• Busan – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Daegu – white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Gimcheon – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Gwangju – dove, Columba, Streptopelia
• Hanam – ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus ^{[link removed]}
• Miryang – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Mokpo – red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis ^{[link removed]}
• Pohang – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sacheon – black-tailed gull, Larus crassirostris
• Sangju – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Seoul – Korean magpie, Pica serica
• Suncheon – black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor

Taiwan

• Keelung – Black kite, Milvus migrans formosanus
• Taichung – White-eared sibia, Heterophasia auricularis
• Taipei – Taiwan blue-magpie, Urocissa caerulea
• Hualien – Maroon oriole, Oriolus traillii ardens
• Hsinchu – Oriental magpie, Pica serica

United States

• Algona, Washington – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• Bakersfield, California – American robin ("western robin"), Turdus migratorius
• Berkeley, California – barn owl, Tyto furcata
• Cape Coral, Florida – burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
• Chicago, Illinois – peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
• 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
• Honolulu, Hawaii – White tern, Gygis alba
• Houston, Texas – yellow-crowned night heron, Nycatanassa violacea
• Huber Heights, Ohio – dove, Columbidae
• Kenmore, Washington – great blue heron, Ardea herodias
• 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
• 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
• St. Augustine, Florida – roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja
• St. Petersburg, Florida – brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
• 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