List of animals representing first-level administrative country subdivisions
This is a list of animals that represent first-level administrative country subdivisions.
List by country
Australia
Canada
| Province/territory | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Great horned owl[10] | |
| Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[10] | ||
| Bull trout[10] | ||
| British Columbia | Steller's jay[11] | |
| Spirit bear[11][12] | ||
| Manitoba | Great grey owl[13] | |
| North American plains bison[13] |
| |
| Pickerel (Sander vitreus)[13] | ||
| Polar bear[13] | ||
| New Brunswick | Black-capped chickadee[14] | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Atlantic puffin[15] | |
| Labrador Retriever | ||
| Newfoundland[15] | ||
| Newfoundland pony[15] | ||
| Partridge (provincial game bird)[15] | ||
| Nova Scotia | Osprey[16] | |
| Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever (provincial dog)[16] | ||
| Sable Island horse (provincial horse)[16] |
| |
| Northwest Territories | Gyrfalcon[17] | |
| Arctic grayling[17] | ||
| Nunavut | Rock ptarmigan (Aqilgiq, ᐊᕐᑭᒡᒋᖅ ᐊᑕᔪᓕᒃ) Lagopus mutus[18] |
|
| Canadian Inuit Dog (Qimmiq, ᕿᒻᒥᖅ) Canis Familiaris Borealis[19] |
||
| Ontario | Common loon[20] | |
| Prince Edward Island | Blue jay[21] | |
| Red fox[22] | ||
| Québec | Snowy owl[23] | |
| Saskatchewan | Sharp-tailed grouse[24] | |
| White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)[24] |
| |
| Walleye (Sander vitreus)[24] | ||
| Yukon | Common raven[25] |
People's Republic of China
| Provinces and territories (autonomous regions) | Provincial animals | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Guangdong | Giant panda (territorial animal of Guangdong) | |
| Silver pheasant (territorial bird of Guangdong) | ||
| Hainan | Hainan partridge | |
| Ningxia | Blue-eared pheasant | |
| Red panda | ||
| Qinghai | Black-necked crane | |
| Shaanxi | Crested ibis | |
| Shanxi | Brown eared pheasant |
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Koi, green pheasant | |
| Prefecture | Prefectural animal | |
| Akita | Akita dog | |
| Chiba | Meadow bunting | |
| Bream | ||
| Coho salmon | ||
| Kanagawa | Common gull | |
| Orca | ||
| Hokkaidō | Red-crowned crane | |
| Kyoto | Raccoon dog | |
| Streaked shearwater | ||
| Tokyo | Boar | |
| Black-headed gull |
Netherlands
Malaysia
| State | State animals and birds | Pictures |
|---|---|---|
| Sarawak | Rhinoceros hornbill | |
| Johore | Malayan tiger | |
| Perak | Malayan tiger | |
| Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Malacca | Mousedeer | |
| Selangor | White-bellied sea eagle |
Mexico
| State | State animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Chihuahua | Chihuahua | |
| Tabasco | Bull |
Pakistan
| Provinces, state and territories | Sub-national animals and birds of Pakistan | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Islamabad Capital Territory | Rhesus macaque Rose-ringed parakeet |
|
| Balochistan | Dromedary camel MacQueen's bustard |
|
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Kabul markhor White-crested kalij pheasant |
|
| The Punjab | Urial Peafowl |
|
| Sindh | Sindh ibex Sind sparrow |
|
| Gilgit–Baltistan | Wild yak Shaheen falcon |
Philippines
| Country | National animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | Carabao Also the Philippine eagle, bangus |
|
| Province | Provincial animal | |
| Cebu | Tiger | |
| Bohol | Unicorn, red deer |
Romania
| Historic region | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Transylvania | Eagle | |
| Muntenia | Raven | |
| Moldova | Aurochs | |
| Northern Dobruja | Dolphin | |
| Banat | Lion |
South Korea
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Siberian tiger | |
| Province | Provincial animal | |
| Jeju Province | Woodpecker | |
| Seoul | Korean magpie |
Spain
| Country | National animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Bull | |
| Autonomous community | Community animal | |
| Asturias | Goat | |
| Basque Country | Latxa sheep | |
| Pottoka | ||
| Betizu cow | ||
| Canary Islands | Atlantic canary[26] | |
| Cantabria | Tudanca cow | |
| Catalonia | Catalan donkey | |
| Phoenix | ||
| Wyvern | ||
| Ceuta | Atlantic mackerel[27][28] | |
| Extremadura | White stork | |
| Galicia | Blonde Galician cow | |
| Navarre | Latxa sheep | |
| Boar | ||
| Valencian Community | Bat |
Sweden
Taiwan
| Special municipalities, counties, and cities | animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Taipei | Taiwan blue magpie | |
| New Taipei City | Little egret | |
| Keelung | Black kite | |
| black porgy | ||
| Penghu | Oriental skylark | |
| Longfin grouper |
United Kingdom
| Subdivision | Animal | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| Home nations | ||
| England | Lion | |
| Scotland | Unicorn | |
| Scottish Terrier | ||
| Wales | Red dragon | |
| Counties | ||
| Cornwall | Cornish chough[29] | |
| Kent | White horse[30] | |
| Sussex | Martlet | |
| Essex | Cat | |
| Crown Dependencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependecy | Animal Nickname | Picture | |
| Jersey | Crapaud (toads) | ||
| Bailiwick of Guernsey | Guernsey | Les ânes (donkeys) | |
| Alderney | vaques (cows) | ||
| Lapins (rabbits) | |||
| Sark | corbin (crows) | ||
United States
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Using the state insignia and emblems". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Government of South Australia Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Does our state emblem, the piping shrike, actually exist?". ABC listen. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Victoria's state emblems". Victorian Government. Victorian Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "The Symbols of Tasmania". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "ACT Flags and Emblems". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Australian Capital Territory Government Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "State emblems". New South Wales Government Website. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- ^ a b "Official symbols and emblems". Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Alberta's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b "British Columbia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Symbols of British Columbia". Office of Protocol. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Official Emblems of Manitoba" (PDF). Province of Manitoba website. Manitoba government. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "New Brunswick's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nova Scotia's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Northwest Territories' territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Rock Ptarmigan". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. "The Canadian Inuit Dog". Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
- ^ "Ontario's provincial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Provincial Bird". Prince Edward Island Executive Council Office. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Provincial Animal". 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Québec's Symbols". Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes website. Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Emblems and Flags". Government of Saskatchewan website. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Yukon's territorial symbols". Government of Canada website. Government of Canada. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Símbolos de la naturaleza para las Islas Canarias [Natural Symbols for the Canary Islands] (Ley 7/1991) (in Spanish). Vol. 151. 30 April 1991. pp. 20946–20497 – via BOE.
- ^ "Caballas". El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ caballa | Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish) (23.5 ed.). RAE-ASALE. 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Cornwall Council. "The Cornish Chough". Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Giant horse to become £2m artwork". BBC News. 10 February 2009.