List of Brazilian state birds
Brazil is a union of 27 federative units (Portuguese: unidades federativas): 26 states (estados) and one federal district (distrito federal). Each of these units has designated an official state bird, which are listed below.
A jabiru, the state bird of Mato Grosso do Sul
List
| State | English name | Portuguese name | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre | Red-and-green macaw | Arara-vermelha | Ara chloropterus |
| Alagoas | Alagoas curassow | Mutum-do-nordeste | Mitu mitu |
| Amapá | American flamingo | Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
| Amazonas | Musician wren | Uirapuru-verdadeiro | Cyphorhinus arada |
| Bahia | Chestnut-bellied seed finch | Curió | Oryzoborus angolensis |
| Ceará | Jandaya parakeet | Jandaia-verdadeira | Aratinga jandaya |
| Distrito Federal | Harpy eagle | Gavião-real | Harpia harpyja |
| Espírito Santo | White-vented violetear | Beija-flor-de-orelha-violeta | Colibri serrirostris |
| Goiás | Horned screamer | Anhuma | Anhima cornuta |
| Maranhão | Tropical mockingbird | Sabiá-da-praia | Mimus gilvus |
| Mato Grosso | Southern screamer | Tachã | Chauna torquata |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Jabiru | Tuiuiú | Jabiru mycteria |
| Minas Gerais | Red-legged seriema | Seriema | Cariama cristata |
| Pará | Sunbittern | Pavãozinho-do-pará | Eurypyga helias |
| Paraíba | Picazuro pigeon | Asa-branca | Patagioenas picazuro |
| Paraná | Azure jay | Gralha-azul | Cyanocorax caeruleus |
| Pernambuco | Magnificent frigatebird | Fragata | Fregata magnificens |
| Piauí | Blue-crowned trogon | Surucuá-de-barriga-vermelha | Trogon curucui |
| Rio de Janeiro | Ariel toucan | Tucano-de-bico-preto | Ramphastos vitellinus ariel |
| Rio Grande do Norte | Greater rhea | Ema | Rhea americana |
| Rio Grande do Sul | Southern lapwing | Quero-quero | Vanellus chilensis |
| Rondônia | Dark-winged trumpeter | Jacamim-das-costas-verdes | Psophia viridis |
| Roraima | Guianan cock-of-the-rock | Galo-da-serra | Rupicola rupicola |
| Santa Catarina | Bare-throated bellbird | Araponga | Procnias nudicollis |
| São Paulo | Rufous-bellied thrush | Sabiá-laranjeira | Turdus rufiventris |
| Sergipe | Campo troupial | Corrupião | Icterus jamacaii |
| Tocantins | Hoatzin | Cigana | Opisthocomus hoazin |
References
- "A Ave Símbolo de Cada Estado". Ornithos. (2017). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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