The National Birds of Latin America
Who are the national birds of Latin America?
Below is a list of the national birds from all of the Latin American Countries. Including the national birds of the following Latin American countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuadador, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Guyana, and Haiti. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an “unofficial” status.
National Bird Day takes place every year on January 5 in the United States and was inspiration for this blog post.
1. Golden Eagle | Mexico
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What is Mexico’s national bird?
The national bird of Mexico is the Golden Eagle.
2. Resplendent Quetzal | Guatemala
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What is Guatemala’s national bird?
The national bird of Guatemala is the Resplendent Quetzal.
3. Scarlet Macaw | Honduras
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What is Honduras’ national bird?
The national bird of Honduras is the Scarlet Macaw.
4. Turquoise-Browed Motmot | Nicaragua & El Salvador
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What is Nicaragua’s and El Salvador’s national bird?
The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot. It is also the national bird of El Salvador.
5. Clay-colored Thrush | Costa Rica
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What is Costa Rica’s national bird?
The national bird of Costa Rica is the Clay-colored Thrush.
6. Keel-billed Toucan | Belize
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What is Belize’s national bird?
The national bird of Belize is the Keel-billed Toucan.
7. Harpy Eagle | Panama
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What is Panama’s national bird?
The national bird of Panama is the Harpy Eagle.
8. Cuban Trogon | Cuba
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What is Cuba’s national bird?
The national bird of Cuba is the Cuban Trogon.
9. Palmchat | Dominican Republic
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What is Dominican Republic’s national bird?
The national bird of Dominican Republic is the Palmchat.
10. Puerto Rican Spindalis | Puerto Rico
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What is Puerto Rico’s national bird?
The national bird of Puerto Rico is the Puerto Rican Spindalis. Puerto Rico is part of the United States, however, previously an independent Latin American Country.
11. Hispaniolan Trogon | Haiti
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What is Haiti’s national bird?
The national bird of Haiti is the Hispaniolan trogon. It is somewhat similar in appearance to the national bird of Cuba, the Cuban Trogon.
12. Andean Condor | Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile
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What is the national bird of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile?
The Andean Condor is the national bird of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile.
13. Andean Cock-of-the-rock | Peru
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What is Chile’s national bird?
The national bird of Peru is the Andean Cock-of-the-rock.
14. Venezuelan Troupial | Venezuela
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What is Venezuela’s national bird?
The national bird of Venezual is the Venezuelan Troupial.
15. Hoatzin | Guyana
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What is Guyana’s national bird?
The national bird of Guyana is the Hoatzin.
16. Rufous-bellied Thrush | Brazil
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What is Brazil’s national bird?
The national bird of Brazil is the Rufous-bellied Thrush.
17. Bare-throated Bellbird | Paraguay
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What is Paraguay’s national bird?
The national bird of Paraguay is the Bare-throated Bellbird.
18. Rufous Hornero | Argentina
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What is Argentina’s national bird?
The national bird of Argentina is the Rufous Hornero.
19. Southern Lapwing | Uruguay
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What is Uruguay’s national bird?
The national bird of Uruguay is the Southern Lapwing.
20. Imperial Eagle | Spain
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What is Spain’s national bird?
The national bird of Spain is the Imperial Eagle. Although, Spain is not part of Latin America we decided to include it because of its deep roots in Latin America.
BONUS!
Since we are based in Minnesota, below are the national bird of the United States and the state bird of Minnesota.
21. Bald Eagle | United States
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What is the United States of America’s national bird?
The national bird of United States of America (USA) is the Bald Eagle.
22. Loon | Minnesota
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What is Minnesota’s official state bird?
The state bird of Minnesota is the Loon.
