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Almost every state and union territories of India has its own animal and bird but not many know that and hence thought of bringing that here in this article. Make it a point to see them when you visit those states and also when you are on a jungle safari. Below gives a list of all Indian State’s Animal and Bird.

Interestingly, India’s national animal, the Tiger is not a state animal for any state. Hmmmmm – interesting isn’t it 🙂

You can actually search by these animal and bird names to find what sanctuary in India you can find them via WildTrails of India app :

Here is a list of state animals of the states and union territories of India:

State	Common name	Scientific name	Image
Andhra Pradesh	Krishna jinka blackbuck	Antilope cervicapra
Arunachal Pradesh	Gayal	Bos frontalis
Assam	One-horned rhino	Rhinoceros unicornis
Bihar	Gaur	Bos gaurus
Chhattisgarh	Wild buffalo	B. bubalis arnee
Goa	Gaur/Gavoredo in Konkani	Bos gaurus
Gujarat	Asiatic lion	Panthera leo persica
Haryana	Blackbuck	Antilope cervicapra
Himachal Pradesh	Snow leopard	Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia
Jammu and Kashmir	Kashmir stag	Cervus elaphus hanglu
Jharkhand	Indian elephant	Elephas maximus indicus
Karnataka	Indian elephant	Elephas maximus indicus
Kerala	Indian elephant	Elephas maximus indicus
Madhya Pradesh	Barasingha (swamp deer)	Rucervus duvaucelii
Maharashtra	Indian giant squirrel	Ratufa indica
Manipur	Sangai	Cervus eldi eldi
Meghalaya	Clouded leopard	Neofelis nebulosa
Mizoram	Hoolock gibbon	Hoolock hoolock
Nagaland	Gayal	Bos frontalis
Odisha	Sambar	Rusa unicolor
Punjab	Blackbuck	Antilope cervicapra
Rajasthan	Chinkara	Gazella bennettii
Sikkim	Red panda	Ailurus fulgens
Tamil Nadu	Nilgiri tahr	Nilgiritragus hylocrius
Telangana	Spotted deer	Axis axis
Tripura	Phayre’s langur	Trachypithecus phayrei
Uttar Pradesh	Swamp deer	Rucervus duvaucelii
Uttarakhand	Alpine Musk Deer	Moschus chrysogaster
West Bengal	Fishing cat	Prionailurus viverrinus

Union territory	Common name	Scientific name	Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Dugong, Sea Cow
Chandigarh	Indian Grey Mangoose
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Yet to be declared
Daman and Diu	Yet to be declared
Delhi	Nilgai
Lakshadweep	Butterfly fish	Chaetodon decussatus
Puducherry	Squirrel	Sciuridae

Below is the list of all state birds of Indian states and union territories :

State	Common name	Binomial nomenclature	Photo
Andhra Pradesh	Paala pitta (Telugu Name) Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Arunachal Pradesh	Great hornbill	Buceros bicornis
Assam	White-winged wood duck	Asarcornis scutulata
Bihar	House sparrow	“Passer domesticus”
Chhattisgarh	Bastar hill myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Goa	Black-crested bulbul	Pycnonotus flaviventris
Gujarat	Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Haryana	Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus
Himachal Pradesh	Western tragopan (Jujurana)	Tragopan melanocephalus
Jammu and Kashmir	Black-necked crane	Grus nigricollis
Jharkhand	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus
Karnataka	Kannada: Neelakantha Eng:Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Kerala	Great hornbill	Buceros bicornis
Madhya Pradesh	Indian paradise flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi
Maharashtra	Yellow-footed green pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera
Manipur	Mrs. Hume’s pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae
Meghalaya	Hill myna	Gracula religiosa peninsularis
Mizoram	Mrs. Hume’s pheasant	Syrmaticus humiae
Nagaland	Blyth’s tragopan	Tragopan blythii
Odisha	Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Punjab	Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Rajasthan	Great Indian bustard	Ardeotis nigriceps
Sikkim	Blood pheasant	Ithaginis cruentus
Tamil Nadu	Emerald dove	Chalcophaps indica
Telangana	Paala pitta Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis
Tripura	Green imperial pigeon	Ducula aenea
Uttar Pradesh	Sarus crane	Grus antigone
Uttarakhand	Himalayan Monal	Lophophorus impejanus
West Bengal	White-breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman Wood Pigeon
Chandigarh	Indian grey hornbill
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Yet to be named
Daman and Diu	Yet to be named
Delhi	House sparrow	Passer domesticus
Lakshadweep	Sooty tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Puducherry	Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus

Here is India’s National Animal, Bird and Aquatic Animal of India:

National animal

Royal Bengal tiger

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), the largest carnivore is found only in the Indian subcontinent and can be found in most regions of the country.

National aquatic animal	River dolphin		Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is said to represent the purity of the holy Ganga River as it can only survive in pure and fresh water.
National bird	Indian peacock		Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus) is designated as the national bird of India. A bird indigenous to the subcontinent, peacock represents the unity of vivid colours and finds references in Indian culture.[14]

Source : Wikipedia and other such sources and Indian govt website

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