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State birds
This is a list of state birds, if a state is not listed it does not have one
| State, district, or territory |
Bird | Scientific name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yellowhammer (northern flicker) | Colaptes auratus | 1927 |
| Alaska | Willow ptarmigan | Lagopus lagopus | 1955 |
| Arizona | Cactus wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus |
1973 |
| Arkansas | Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 1929 |
| California | California quail | Callipepla californica | 1931 |
| Colorado | Lark bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | 1931 |
| Connecticut | American robin | Turdus migratorius | 1943 |
| Delaware | Delaware Blue Hen | Gallus gallus | 1939 |
| District of Columbia | Wood thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | 1938 |
| Florida | Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 1927 |
| Georgia | Brown thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | 1928 |
| Guam | Guam rail | Gallirallus owstoni | 2000 |
| Hawaii | Hawaiian goose | Branta sandvicensis | 1957 |
| Idaho | Mountain bluebird | Sialia currucoides | 1931 |
| Illinois | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1929 |
| Indiana | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1933 |
| Iowa | Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) | Spinus tristis | 1933 |
| Kansas | Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 1933 |
| Kentucky | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1926 |
| Louisiana | Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | 1966 |
| Maine | Chickadee | 1927 | |
| Maryland | Baltimore oriole | Icterus galbula | 1947 |
| Massachusetts | Black-capped chickadee | Poecile atricapilla | 1941 |
| Michigan | American robin | Turdus migratorius | 1931[27] |
| Minnesota | Common loon | Gavia immer | 1961[28] |
| Mississippi | Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 1944[29] |
| Missouri | Eastern bluebird | Sialia sialis | 1927[30] |
| Montana | Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 1941[31] |
| Nebraska | Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 1929[32] |
| Nevada | Mountain bluebird | Sialia currucoides | 1967 |
| New Hampshire | Purple finch | Carpodacus purpureus | 1957 |
| New Jersey | Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) | Spinus tristis | 1935 |
| New Mexico | Greater roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | 1949 |
| New York | Eastern bluebird | Sialia sialis | 1970 |
| North Carolina | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1943 |
| North Dakota | Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 1970 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Mariana fruit-dove | Ptilinopus roseicapilla | |
| Ohio | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1933 |
| Oklahoma | Scissor-tailed flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | 1951 |
| Oregon | Western meadowlark (state songbird) |
Sturnella neglecta | 1927 2017 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Red | Gallus gallus | 1954 |
| South Carolina | Carolina wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | 1948 |
| South Dakota | Ring-necked pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | 1943 |
| Tennessee | Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 1933 |
| Texas | Northern mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 1927 |
| Utah | California gull | Larus californicus | 1955 |
| Vermont | Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | 1941 |
| Virgin Islands | Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | 1970 |
| Virginia | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1950 |
| Washington | Willow goldfinch (American goldfinch) | Spinus tristis | 1951 |
| West Virginia | Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 1949 |
| Wisconsin | American robin | Turdus migratorius | 1949 |
| Wyoming | Western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | 1927 |
Other state birds
| State | State bird | Scientific name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Wild turkey (state game bird) |
Meleagris gallopavo | 1980 |
| Georgia | Bobwhite quail (state game bird) |
Colinus virginianus | 1970 |
| Idaho | Peregrine falcon (state raptor) |
Falco peregrinus | 2004 |
| Massachusetts | Wild turkey (state game bird) |
Meleagris gallopavo | 1991 |
| Mississippi | Wood duck (state waterfowl) |
Aix sponsa | 1974 |
| Missouri | Bobwhite quail (state game bird) |
Colinus virginianus | 2007 |
| New Hampshire | Red-tailed hawk (state raptor) |
Buteo jamaicensis | 2019 |
| Oklahoma | Wild turkey (state game bird) |
Meleagris gallopavo | 1990 |
| Oregon | Osprey (state raptor) |
Pandion haliaetus | 2017 |
| Pennsylvania | Ruffed grouse (state game bird) |
Bonasa umbellus | 1931 |
| South Carolina | Northern mockingbird (former state bird) |
Mimus polyglottos | 1939 – 1948 |
| Wild turkey (state wild game bird) |
Meleagris gallopavo | 1976 | |
| Wood duck (state duck) |
Aix sponsa | 2009 | |
| Tennessee | Bobwhite quail (state wild game bird) |
Colinus virginianus | 1987 |
| Wisconsin | Eastern mourning dove (state symbol of peace) |
Zenaida macroura carolinensis | 1971 |