Question

Which among the following is Australia's national bird?
a.Ostrich
b.Kiwi
c.Emu
d.Quale

Answer 1

Hint : Australia is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

Complete step by step answer : A national bird is a national symbol of any country or state. That symbol can be in any specific category, such as : animal, bird, games, etc. In the given question, we have to find out the national bird of ‘Australia'.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option :
Option ‘a’ is Ostrich. It is a species of a large flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa. It is not the correct option.
Option ‘b’ is Kiwi. It is also a flightless bird endemic to New Zealand. They are the smallest living ratites. It is the national icon of New Zealand, and cannot be the correct answer.
Option ‘c’ is Emu. It is the second largest bird by height, after its relative, ostrich. It is the national bird of Australia. It is the correct answer for this question.
Option ‘d’ is Quale. It is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is mainly migratory, breeding in the western Palearctic and wintering in Africa and southern India. It is also an incorrect option.
As we have analysed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the national bird of Australia is ‘emu’. Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option.

Note : All the other options are plausible distractions. It’s often stated that the emu and the kangaroo were chosen to appear on Australia’s Coat of Arms because they can’t walk backwards, making them suitable symbols of progress.