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Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the world’s most numerically-successful class of tetrapods, with approximately ten thousand living species, more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds. Birds have wings which are more or less developed depending on the species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which evolved from forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in flightless birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species of birds. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming.

Reverse genetic engineering and the fossil record both demonstrate that birds are modern feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from earlier feathered dinosaurs within the theropod group, which are traditionally placed within the saurischian dinosaurs. The closest living relatives of birds are the crocodilians. Primitive bird-like dinosaurs that lie outside class Aves proper, in the broader group Avialae, have been found dating back to the mid-Jurassic period, around 170 million years ago. Many of these early “stem-birds”, such as Archaeopteryx, were not yet capable of fully powered flight, and many retained primitive characteristics like toothy jaws in place of beaks, and long bony tails. DNA-based evidence finds that birds diversified dramatically around the time of the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event 66 million years ago, which killed off the pterosaurs and all the non-avian dinosaur lineages. But birds, especially those in the southern continents, survived this event and then migrated to other parts of the world while diversifying during periods of global cooling. This makes them the sole surviving dinosaurs according to cladistics.

Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animals; several bird species make and use tools, and many social species pass on knowledge across generations, which is considered a form of culture. Many species annually migrate great distances. Birds are social, communicating with visual signals, calls, and bird songs, and participating in such social behaviours as cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. The vast majority of bird species are socially monogamous (referring to social living arrangement, distinct from genetic monogamy), usually for one breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, but rarely for life. Other species have breeding systems that are polygynous (arrangement of one male with many females) or, rarely, polyandrous (arrangement of one female with many males). Birds produce offspring by laying eggs which are fertilised through sexual reproduction. They are usually laid in a nest and incubated by the parents. Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching. Some birds, such as hens, lay eggs even when not fertilised, though unfertilised eggs do not produce offspring.

Many species of birds are economically important as food for human consumption and raw material in manufacturing, with domesticated and undomesticated birds (poultry and game) being important sources of eggs, meat, and feathers. Songbirds, parrots, and other species are popular as pets. Guano (bird excrement) is harvested for use as a fertiliser. Birds prominently figure throughout human culture. About 120–130 species have become extinct due to human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Human activity threatens about 1,200 bird species with extinction, though efforts are underway to protect them. Recreational birdwatching is an important part of the ecotourism industry.

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List of National Bird of All Countries in the World

Country	Name of bird	Scientific name	Official status	Picture
Angola	Red-crested turaco	Tauraco erythrolophus	Yes
Anguilla	Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita	Yes
Antigua and Barbuda	Magnificent frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Yes
Argentina	Rufous hornero	Furnarius rufus	Yes
Aruba	“Shoco” (Burrowing Owl). Proposed as national bird, but recognized as Aruba’s “national symbol” in 2012	Athene cunicularia arubensis	Yes
	“Prikichi” (Brown-throated Parakeet). Officially recognized as the national bird in 2017	Aupsittula pertinax arubensis	Yes
Australia	Emu	Dromaius novaehollandiae	No
Austria	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes
Bahamas	American flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Yes
Bahrain	Himalayan bulbul	Pycnonotus leucogenys	Yes
Bangladesh	Oriental magpie-robin (Doyel Pakhi)	Copsychus saularis	Yes
Belarus	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	No
Belgium	Common kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Yes
Belize	Keel-billed toucan	Ramphastos sulfuratus	Yes
Bermuda	Bermuda petrel	Pterodroma cahow	No
Bhutan	Common raven	Corvus corax	Yes
Bolivia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
Botswana	Kori bustard	Ardeotis kori	Yes
Brazil	Rufous-bellied thrush	Turdus rufiventris	Yes
British Virgin Islands	Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura	Yes
Cambodia	Giant ibis	Thaumatibis gigantea	Yes
Cayman Islands	Grand Cayman parrot	Amazona leucocephala caymanensis	Yes
Chile	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
China	Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval).	Grus japonensis	No
Colombia	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
Costa Rica	Clay-colored thrush	Turdus grayi	Yes
Croatia	Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	No
Cuba	Cuban trogon	Priotelus temnurus	Yes
Denmark	Mute swan	Cygnus olor	Yes
Dominica	Imperial amazon	Amazona imperialis	Yes
Dominican Republic	Palmchat	Dulus dominicus	Yes
Ecuador	Andean condor	Vultur gryphus	Yes
El Salvador	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes
Estonia	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Yes
Faroe Islands	Eurasian oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Yes
Finland	Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	Yes
France	Gallic rooster	Gallus gallus	No
Germany	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No
Gibraltar	Barbary partridge	Alectoris barbara	Yes
Greece	Little owl	Athene noctua	No
Grenada	Grenada dove	Leptotila wellsi	Yes
Guatemala	Resplendent quetzal	Pharomachrus mocinno	Yes
Guyana	Hoatzin	Opisthocomus hoazin	Yes
Haiti	Hispaniolan trogon	Priotelus roseigaster	Yes
Honduras	Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Yes
Hungary	Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	Yes
Iceland	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Yes
India	Indian peacock	Pavo cristatus	Yes
Indonesia	Javan hawk-eagle	Nisaetus bartelsi	Yes
Iran	Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Yes
Iraq	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Yes
Ireland	Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	No
Israel	Hoopoe	Upupa epops	Yes
Italy	Italian sparrow	Passer italiae	Yes
Jamaica	Doctor bird	Trochilus polytmus	Yes
Japan	Green pheasant	Phasianus versicolor	Yes
Jordan	Sinai rosefinch	Carpodacus synoicus	Yes
Kenya	Lilac-breasted roller	Coracias caudatus	No
Latvia	White wagtail	Motacilla alba	Yes
Liberia	Garden bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	Yes
Lithuania	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	Yes
Luxembourg	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Yes
Malta	Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarius	Yes
Mexico	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Yes
Mongolia	Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	Yes
Montserrat	Montserrat oriole	Icterus oberi	Yes
Myanmar	Grey peacock-pheasant	Polyplectron bicalcaratum	No
Namibia	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes
Nepal	Himalayan monal	Lophophorus impejanus	Yes
Netherlands	Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	No
New Zealand	Kiwi	Apteryx mantelli	No
Nicaragua	Turquoise-browed motmot	Eumomota superciliosa	Yes
Nigeria	Black crowned crane	Balearica pavonina	Yes
North Korea	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Yes
Norway	White-throated dipper	Cinclus cinclus	Yes
Pakistan	Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Yes
	Shaheen falcon (Heritage bird)	Falco peregrinus peregrinator	Unofficial
Palestine	Palestine sunbird	Cinnyris oseus	No
Panama	Harpy eagle	Harpia harpyja	Yes
Papua New Guinea	Raggiana bird-of-paradise	Paradisaea raggiana	Yes
Paraguay	Bare-throated bellbird	Procnias nudicollis	Yes
Peru	Andean cock-of-the-rock	Rupicola peruvianus	Yes
Philippines	Philippine eagle	Pithecophaga jefferyi	Yes
Poland	White-tailed eagle (national bird)	Haliaeetus albicilla	Yes
	White stork (national bird)	Ciconia ciconia	No
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	Yes
Saint Helena	Saint Helena plover	Charadrius sanctaehelenae	Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent parrot	Amazona guildingii	Yes
Scotland	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	No
Serbia	Eagle		Yes
	Griffon vulture	Gyps fulvus	Yes
Singapore	Crimson sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja	No
South Africa	Blue crane	Anthropoides paradisea	Yes
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka junglefowl	Gallus lafayetii	Yes
Swaziland	Purple-crested turaco	Tauraco porphyreolophus	Yes
Sweden	Common blackbird	Turdus merula	Yes
Thailand	Siamese fireback	Lophura diardi	Yes
Trinidad and Tobago	Scarlet ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Yes
	Cocrico	Ortalis ruficauda	Yes
Uganda	East African crowned crane	Balearica regulorum gibbericeps	Yes
Ukraine	White stork	Ciconia ciconia	No
United Arab Emirates	Falcon	Falco	Yes
United Kingdom	European robin	Erithacus rubecula	No
United States	Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Yes
Uruguay	Southern lapwing	Vanellus chilensis	No
Venezuela	Venezuelan troupial	Icterus icterus	Yes
Wales	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	No
Zambia	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes
Zimbabwe	African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	Yes