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National animals are important symbols that represent a country's cultural identity, heritage, and natural environment. National animals are typically chosen for their symbolic qualities, such as strength, courage, or resilience, and they reflect the values or historical significance of a nation.[1] This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals.

National animals

Country Name of animal Scientific name
(Latin name) 		Picture Ref.
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda
File:Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda.jpg
 [2]
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus
File:Rufous hornero (Red ovenbird)(Furnarius rufus).JPG
 [3]
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama
File:Fallow deer in field (cropped).jpg
 [4]
Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens
File:Fregata magnificens Islas Galápagos.jpg
 [4]
Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys imbricata
File:Hawksbill Turtle.jpg
 [4]
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus File:Qarabaq ati.jpg [5]
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Blue marlin (national fish) Makaira nigricans File:Atlantic blue marlin.jpg [6]
Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber File:American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).JPG [6]
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris File:Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [7]
Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis File:Magpie robin.jpg
Ilish (national fish) Tenualosa ilisha File:Ilish.JPG
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Baird's tapir (national animal) Tapirus bairdii File:Central American Tapir-Belize20.jpg [8]
Keel-billed toucan (national bird) Ramphastos sulfuratus File:Ramphastos sulfuratus -Belize Zoo-6a-2c.jpg [9]
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Plains zebra (national animal) Equus quagga File:Equus quagga burchellii - Etosha, 2014.jpg [10]
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Rufous-bellied thrush (national bird) Turdus rufiventris File:Turdus-rufiventris.jpg [11]
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Kouprey (national mammal) Bos sauveli File:Kouprey at Vincennes Zoo in Paris by Georges Broihanne 1937.jpg [12][better source needed]
Giant ibis (national bird) Pseudibis gigantea File:ThaumantibisGiganteaGronvold.jpg [12][better source needed]
Northern river terrapin (national reptile) Batagur baska File:Batagur baska.jpg [12][better source needed]
Giant barb (national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis File:Giant Barb.jpg [12][better source needed]
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Andean condor (national bird) Vultur gryphus File:Colca-condor-c03.jpg [13]
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Yigüirro (national bird) Turdus grayi File:Turdus grayi Garita, Alajuela Costa Rica-10.jpg [14]
White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus File:Odocoileus virginianus Goose Island SP Texas 2024.jpg [14]
West Indian manatee (national aquatic animal) Trichechus manatus File:Manatee with calf.PD - colour corrected.jpg [14]
Two-toed sloth (national animal) Choloepus hoffmanni File:Choloepus hoffmanni 353441834.jpg [15]
Three-toed sloth (national animal) Bradypus variegatus File:Bicho-preguiça 3.jpg [15]
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Cuban trogon (national bird) Priotelus temnurus File:Priotelus temnurus -Camaguey, Camaguey Province, Cuba-8.jpg [16]
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Red squirrel (national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris File:Red Squirrel 1c.jpg [17]
Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor File:Cygnus olor 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [17]
Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae File:Aglais urticae LC0310.jpg [17]
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Sisserou parrot (national bird) Amazona imperalis File:Amazona imperialis -Roseau -Dominica -aviary-6a-3c.jpg [18]
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa File:Motmot1.jpg [19]
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Wolf (national animal) Canis lupus Loup_gris_(Canis_lupus_) [20]
Barn swallow (national bird) Hirundo rustica Barn_swallow_in_Montezuma_(150) [20]
Baltic herring (national fish) Clupea harengus membras Silakka [20]
Swallowtail (national butterfly) Papilio machaon Papilio_machaon_Mitterbach_01 [20]
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Brown bear (national animal) Ursus arctos File:2010-kodiak-bear-1.jpg [21]
Whooper swan (national bird) Cygnus cygnus File:Cygnus cygnus Singschwan.jpg [21]
European perch (national fish) Perca fluviatilis File:Perca fluviatilis2.jpg [21]
Seven-spot ladybird (national insect) Coccinella septempunctata File:7-Spotted-Ladybug-Coccinella-septempunctata-sq1.jpg [21]
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Grenada dove (national bird) Leptotila wellsi File:Grenada Dove (12594229124).jpg [22]
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Resplendent quetzal (national bird) Pharomachrus mocinno File:Pharomachrus mocinno Monteverde 05.jpg [23]
File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras White-tailed deer (national animal) Odocoileus virginianus File:White-tailed deer.jpg [24]
Scarlet macaw (national bird) Ara macao File:Ara macao - two at Lowry Park Zoo.jpg [25]
File:Flag of India.svg India Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris File:Panthera tigris tigris.jpg [26]
Indian peafowl (national bird) Pavo cristatus File:Carnavalesco.jpg [27]
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica File:Ganges River Dolphin cropped.jpg [28]
Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus File:IndianElephant.jpg [29]
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis File:Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).jpg [30]
Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi File:ELANG JAWA.jpg [30]
Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus File:Arowana.jpg [30]
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Red-billed streamertail (national bird) Trochilus polytmus File:Red-billed Streamertail 2506104129.jpg [31]
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia White wagtail (national bird) Motacilla alba File:White-Wagtail.jpg [25]
Two-spotted ladybird (national insect) Adalia bipunctata File:Coccinellidae - Adalia bipunctata.JPG [25]
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania White stork (national bird) Ciconia ciconia File:White stork (Ciconia ciconia) standing.jpg [32]
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug File:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [33][better source needed]
[34][better source needed]
File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia Malayan tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris File:MalayanTiger PantheraTigrisJacksoni.jpg [35] [better source needed]
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Cow (national animal) Bos indicus File:The Cow Worship.jpg [36]
Himalayan monal (national bird) Lophophorus impejanus File:Lophophorus impejanus Zoo DU 2.jpg
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Turquoise-browed motmot (national bird) Eumomota superciliosa File:Turquoise-browed Motmot (16423222357).jpg [37]
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Markhor (national animal) Capra falconeri File:Markhor Schraubenziege Capra falconeri Zoo Augsburg-02.jpg [38]
Indus river dolphin (national aquatic mammal) Platanista minor File:A-Platanista-gangetica-showing-the-body-shape-and-especially-the-head-with-a-long-beak.png [38]
Chukar (national bird) Alectoris chukar File:Alectoris-chukar-001.jpg [38]
Mugger crocodile (national reptile) Crocodylus palustris File:PK Kirthar NP asv2020-02 img25.jpg [38]
Shaheen falcon (heritage bird) Falco peregrinus peregrinator File:جير شاهين.jpg [39]
Snow leopard (national predator) Panthera uncia File:Snow Leopard 1 (4693059450).jpg [38]
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Harpy eagle (national bird) Harpia harpyja File:Harpia harpyja 001 800.jpg [40]
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Andean cock-of-the-rock (national bird) Rupicola peruviana File:Rupicola peruviana (male) -San Diego Zoo-8a.jpg [41]
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Philippine eagle (national bird) Pithecophaga jefferyi File:Sir Arny(Philippine Eagle).jpg [42]
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx File:Arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx).jpg [43]
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Brown pelican (national bird) Pelecanus occidentalis File:Brown Pelican21K.jpg [44]
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) Amazona versicolor File:Amazona versicolor -St Lucia-5a.jpg [45]
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) Amazona guildingii File:Amazona guildingii -Botanical Gardens -Kingstown -Saint Vincent-8a-4c.jpg [46]
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius File:Camel in Al Ula 2023.jpg [47]
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis File:Springbok.JPG [48]
Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus File:Anthropoides paradiseus -Etosha National Park, Namibia-8.jpg [49]
Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis File:Dichistius capensis.JPG [50]
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii File:Thimindu 2009 09 04 Yala Sri Lanka Junglefowl 1.JPG [51]
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Giraffe (national animal) Giraffa sp. File:Giraffe Mikumi National Park.jpg [52][53][54]
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Asian elephant (national animal) Elephas maximus File:Elephas maximus (Bandipur).jpg [55]
Siamese fighting fish (national aquatic animal) Betta splendens File:Male Betta -34245661920.jpg [56][57]
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Grey crowned crane (national bird) Balearica regulorum File:Balearica regulorum 001.jpg [58]
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Saker falcon (national bird) Falco cherrug File:Falco cherrug (Marek Szczepanek).jpg [59]
Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx File:Arabian oryx (oryx leucoryx).jpg [60]
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Bald eagle (national bird) Haliaeetus leucocephalus File:Haliaeetus leucocephalus.jpeg [61]
American bison (national mammal) Bison bison File:American bison k5680-1.jpg [62]
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Venezuelan troupial (national bird) Icterus icterus File:Curacao-Icterus-Icterus-2013.JPG [citation needed]
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Bateleur (national bird) Terathopius ecaudatus File:Bataleur - Kruger National park (37161617713).jpg [63]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "The Fennec Fox: Algeria's National Animal". algeria.com. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Government of Antigua and Barbuda. "Our National Symbols". ab.gov.ag. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Qarabağ atı". 17 November 2020.
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