ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

List of Indian state/union territory birds

No.

State /Union Territory

Common name

Scientific name

1

Andhra Pradesh

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis benghalensis

2

Arunachal Pradesh

Great Pied Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

3

Assam

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

4

Bihar

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis benghalensis

5

Chattisgarh

Common Hill-myna

Gracula religiosa

6

Delhi

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

7

Goa

Flame-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus gularis

8

Gujarat

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

9

Haryana

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

10

Himachal Pradesh

Western Tragopan

Tragopan melanocephalus

11

Jammu & Kashmir

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

12

Jharkhand

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

13

Karnataka

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis

14

Kerala

Great Pied Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

15

Madhya Pradesh

Asian paradise flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

16

Maharashtra

Yellow-footed Green-pigeon

Treron phoenicopterus chlorigasterr

17

Manipur

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

Syrmaticus humiae

18

Meghalaya

Common Hill-myna

Gracula religiosa

19

Mizoram

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant

Syrmaticus humiae

20

Nagaland

Blyth's Tragopan

Tragopan blythii

21

Odisha

Indian Roller or Blue Jay

Coracias benghalensis

22

Punjab

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

23

Rajasthan

Great Indian Bustard

Ardeotis nigriceps

24

Sikkim

Blood Pheasant

Ithaginis cruentus

25

Tamil Nadu

Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

26

Telangana

Indian Roller

Coracias benghalensis benghalensis

27

Tripura

Green Imperial-pigeon

Ducula aenea

28

Uttar Pradesh

Sarus Crane

Grus antigone

29

Uttrakhand

Himalayan Monal

Lophoorus impejanus

30

West Bengal

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

31

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Andaman Woodpigeon

Columba palumboides

32

Chandigarh

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

33

Lakshwadeep

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

34

Puducherry

Asian Koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

 

Source:

Sinha, B.C. (2001): Book on State Animals, Birds, Trees and Flowers of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

http://knowindia.gov.in

http://forests.telangana.gov.in/

https://www.odisha.gov.in/

http://www.kashmirnetwork.com/wildlife/state.html

https://lakshadweep.gov.in/