Telangana State Bird: Pala Pitta ( Indian Roller )

Telangana State Animal: Deer

Telangana State Tree: Jammi Chettu ( Prosopis Cineraria ):

Telangana State Flower: Tangedu Puvvu:

All these have cultural, traditional and historical significance in Telangana.
Officials said pala pitta was selected because in the Telangana region, there is a popular belief that sighting the pala pitta on the Dasara day is auspicious.