List of U.S. state birds
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This is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's legislature.
| State | State bird | Image | Year adopted |
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| Alabama | Yellowhammer aka Northern Flicker (state bird) (Colaptes auratus) |
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1927[1] |
| Wild Turkey (state game bird) (Meleagris gallopavo) |
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1980[2] | |
| Alaska | Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) |
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| Arizona | Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) |
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| Arkansas | Mockingbird aka Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
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| California | California Quail (Lophortyx californica) |
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| Colorado | Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) |
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| Connecticut | American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
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| Delaware | Blue Hen Chicken (Gallus gallus) |
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| District of Columbia | Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) |
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| Florida | Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
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| Georgia | Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) |
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| Hawaii | Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) |
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| Idaho | Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
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| Illinois | Cardinal aka Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Indiana | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Iowa | Eastern Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
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| Kansas | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
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| Kentucky | Kentucky Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Louisiana | Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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| Maine | Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) |
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| Maryland | Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) |
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| Massachusetts | Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) |
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| Michigan | American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
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| Minnesota | Common Loon (Gavia immer) |
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| Mississippi | Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
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| Missouri | Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
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| Montana | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
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| Nebraska | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
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| Nevada | Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
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| New Hampshire | Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) |
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| New Jersey | Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
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| New Mexico | Roadrunner aka Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) |
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| New York | Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
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| North Carolina | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| North Dakota | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
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| Ohio | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Oklahoma | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) |
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| Wild Turkey (game bird) (Meleagris gallopavo) |
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| Oregon | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
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| Pennsylvania | Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
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| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Red Chicken (Gallus gallus) |
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| South Carolina | Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) |
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| Wild Turkey (game bird) (Meleagris gallopavo) |
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| South Dakota | Ring-necked Pheasant aka Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
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| Tennessee | Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
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| Texas | Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
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| Utah | California Gull (Larus californicus) |
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| Vermont | Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) |
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| Virginia | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Washington | Willow Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
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1951[3] |
| West Virginia | Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
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| Wisconsin | American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
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| Wyoming | Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
[edit] References
- ^ Alabama State Bird. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Official Alabama Game Bird. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2003-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
