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List of U.S. state birds

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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

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