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US Official State Birds

Official State Bird Designations of the 50 US States

The legislature of each state in the United States has designated one bird species as the an official "State Bird" for that state. In most cases the bird species that was selected is indigenous to that state and is often recognized as being associated with that state. Many a state bird was selected by a state before the species was "officially" named by the American Ornithologists' Union. Some states even have two official birds. The Official State Bird Designations of the 50 US States provides an interesting historical perspective as to events taking place during that period of a State's history. Birds are among the most popular state symbols in the United States.

 

 

US Official State Birds
 

State

Bird

With

 •   Alabama Yellow-hammer  
 •   Alabama Wild Turkey Massachusetts
Oklahoma
South Carolina
 •   Alaska Alaska Willow Ptarmigan  
 •   Arizona Coues' Cactus Wren  
 •   Arkansas Mockingbird Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
 •   California California Valley Quail  
 •   Colorado Lark Bunting  
 •   Connecticut American Robin Connecticut

Michigan
Wisconsin

 •   Delaware Blue Hen Chicken  
 •   Florida Mockingbird Arkansas

Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas

 •   Georgia Brown Thrasher  
 •   Georgia Bobwhite Quail Tennessee
 •   Hawaii Nene (Hawaiian Goose)  
 •   Idaho Mountain Bluebird  
 •   Idaho Peregrine Falcon  
 •   Illinois Cardinal Indiana
Kentucky
North Carolina

Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia

 •   Indiana Cardinal Illinois

Kentucky
North Carolina

Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia

 •   Iowa Eastern Goldfinch New Jersey
 •   Kansas Western Meadowlark Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon
Wyoming
 •   Kentucky Cardinal Illinois

Indiana
North Carolina

Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia

 •   Louisiana Brown Pelican  
 •   Maine Chickadee Massachusetts
 •   Maryland Baltimore Oriole  
 •   Massachusetts Chickadee Maine
 •   Massachusetts Wild Turkey Alabama
Oklahoma
South Carolina
 •   Michigan American Robin Connecticut
Wisconsin
 •   Minnesota Common Loon  
 •   Mississippi Mockingbird Arkansas

Florida
Tennessee
Texas

 •   Mississippi Wood Duck  
 •   Missouri Bluebird  
 •   Montana Western Meadowlark Kansas

Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon
Wyoming

 •   Nebraska Western Meadowlark Kansas

Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Wyoming

 •   Nevada Mountain Bluebird  
 •   New Hampshire Purple Finch  
 •   New Jersey Eastern Goldfinch Iowa
 •   New Mexico Chaparral Bird (Roadrunner)  
 •   New York Bluebird  
 •   North Carolina Cardinal Illinois

Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia

 •   North Dakota Western Meadowlark Kansas

Montana
Nebraska
Oregon
Wyoming

 •   Ohio Cardinal Illinois

Indiana
Kentucky
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia

 •   Oklahoma Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
 •   Oklahoma Wild Turkey Alabama

Massachusetts
South Carolina

 •   Oregon Western Meadowlark Kansas

Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wyoming

 •   Pennsylvania Ruffed Grouse
 •   Rhode Island Rhode Island Red
 •   South Carolina Carolina Wren
 •   South Carolina Wild Turkey Alabama

Massachusetts
Oklahoma

 •   South Dakota Ring-necked Pheasant
 •   Tennessee Mockingbird Arkansas

Florida
Mississippi
Texas

 •   Tennessee Bobwhite Quail Georgia
 •   Texas Mockingbird Arkansas

Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee

 •   Utah California Gull
 •   Vermont Hermit Thrush
 •   Virginia Cardinal Illinois

Indiana
Kentucky
North Carolina

Ohio
West Virginia

 •   Washington Willow Goldfinch
 •   Washington, DC Wood Thrush
 •   West Virginia Cardinal Illinois

Indiana
Kentucky
North Carolina

Ohio
Virginia

 •   Wisconsin American Robin Connecticut

Michigan

 •   Wyoming Western Meadowlark Kansas

Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon

 •   US Bald Eagle

 

 
 
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