Great Hornbill
State/UT | Animal | Bird |
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Jharkhand | Elephant | koel |
Karnataka | Elephant | Indian Roller |
Kerala | Elephant | Great Hornbill |
Madhya Pradesh | Swamp Deer | Paradise Fly catcher |
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Which is our state bird?
Great Indian hornbill
States
State | Common name | Binomial name |
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Kerala | Great Indian hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
Madhya Pradesh | Indian paradise flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
Maharashtra | Yellow-footed green pigeon | Treron phoenicoptera |
Manipur | Mrs. Hume’s pheasant | Syrmaticus humiae |
Why is hornbill state bird of Kerala?
Great Indian Hornbill is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. The exact reason why it is selected as the state bird is not known. However, conservational importance can be a reason. Also, hornbill’s peculiar nesting procedure and family orientedness are noteworthy.
Which is state bird of Punjab?
Northern goshawkThe ‘State Animal’ of Punjab is the Blackbuck, while the ‘State Bird’ is the Northern Goshawk, famous for its association with the Tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh.
Which is the state bird of Tamil Nadu?
Common emerald dove
Which is Kerala state fish?
List of Kerala state symbols
Title | Symbol | Notes |
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State bird | Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) | |
State fish | Green chromide (Etroplus suratensis) | Green chromide was designated state fish by Government of Kerala in 2010. |
State flower | Kanikonna (Cassia fistula) | |
State tree | Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) |
Which is Kerala state tree?
Coconut
Which is state bird of Karnataka?
Indian roller
What is the state bird of Goa?
Yellow-throated bulbul
Which is state bird of Gujarat?
Greater flamingo
What is the state bird of Bihar?
House sparrow
What is the Telangana state bird?
Indian roller
What is the state bird of Jammu and Kashmir?
Black-necked crane
Which is the state bird of Delhi?
House sparrow
What is Kerala Karimeen?
Karimeen, also called the pearl spot fish, is considered a delicacy in Kerala. It is not a sea fish (salt water fish), nor is it a river fish; in fact it is a little bit of both as karimeen is found mainly in the backwaters of Kerala.
Which is the capital of Kerala?
Thiruvananthapuram
What is our state fruit?
Mango is the national fruit of India, mangoes are native to India and thus truly Indian.The great Mughal emperor Akbar had planted about 1,00,000 mango trees in Lakhi Bagh in Darbhanga.
Which is our state fish?
Carnatic carp
Karnataka
Title | Symbol |
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State butterfly | Southern birdwing (Troides minos) |
State fish | Carnatic carp (Puntius carnaticus) |
State flower | Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) |
State tree | ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧ ಮರ Sandalwood (Santalum album) |
Which is Kerala state animal?
Indian elephant
Which is smallest district in Kerala?
List of districts of Kerala
Districts of Kerala | |
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Populations | Wayanad – 846,637 (lowest); Malappuram – 4,494,998 (highest) |
Areas | Alappuzha – 1,415 km2 (546 sq mi) (smallest); Palakkad – 4,482 km2 (1,731 sq mi) (largest) |
Government | Government of Kerala |
Subdivisions | Revenue Divisions of Kerala |
What is state animal of Tamil Nadu?
Nilgiri tahr