List of U.S. state birds

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state's, district's or territory's government.

The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was started by the General Federation of Women's Clubs to name official state birds in the 1920s.[1][2] The last state to officially adopt its bird was New York in 1970.

Pennsylvania never chose an official state bird, but did choose the ruffed grouse as the state game bird.[3] Alaska, California, and South Dakota permit hunting of their state birds. Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting. The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states.

The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938.[4] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States, American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.

State birds

State,
district,
or territory		 Bird Scientific name Picture Year
Alabama Yellowhammer (northern flicker) Colaptes auratus File:Northern Flicker.jpg 1927[5]
Alaska Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus File:Denali National Park Ptarmigan.jpg 1955[6]
American Samoa None, although the bald eagle is displayed on the flag. — — —
Arizona Cactus wren Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus		 File:Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 20061226.jpg 1931[7]
Arkansas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1929[8]
California California quail Callipepla californica File:California quail.jpg 1931[9]
Colorado Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocorys File:Lark Bunting (male) Pawnee National Grasslands CO 2018-06-06 17-03-26 (40841912423).jpg 1931[10]
Connecticut American robin Turdus migratorius File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg 1943[11]
Delaware Blue Hen Chicken Gallus gallus File:Delaware Blue rooster.png 1939[12]
District of Columbia Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina File:Hylocichla mustelina (cropped).jpg 1938[4]
Florida Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1927[13]
Georgia Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum File:Brown Thrasher-27527-2.jpg 1928[14]
Guam Guam rail (ko'koTemplate:') Gallirallus owstoni File:GuamRail02.jpg 2000[15]
Hawaii Nene (Hawaiian goose) Branta sandvicensis File:Branta sandvicensis -WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England-8a.jpg 1957[16]
Idaho Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides File:Mountain Bluebird.jpg 1931[17]
Illinois Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1929[18]
Indiana Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1933[19]
Iowa Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg 1933[20]
Kansas Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1933[21]
Kentucky Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1926[22]
Louisiana Eastern brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis File:Brown pelican - natures pics.jpg 1966[23]
Maine Chickadee Poecile, species not specified
(de facto Poecile atricapillus)[24]		 File:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg 1927[25]
Maryland Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula File:Icterus-galbula-002.jpg 1947[26]
Massachusetts Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla File:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg 1941[27]
Michigan American robin Turdus migratorius File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg 1931[28]
Minnesota Common loon Gavia immer File:Common Loon head sideways.jpg 1961[29]
Mississippi Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1944[30]
Missouri Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis File:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg 1927[31]
Montana Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1941[32]
Nebraska Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1929[33]
Nevada Mountain bluebird Sialia currucoides File:Mountain Bluebird.jpg 1967[34]
New Hampshire Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus File:Purple Finch.jpg 1957[35]
New Jersey Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg 1935[36]
New Mexico Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus File:2025-02-02 04 Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - AZ USA.jpg 1949[37]
New York Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis File:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg 1970[38]
North Carolina Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1943[39]
North Dakota Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1947[40]
Northern Mariana Islands Mariana fruit-dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla File:Stavenn Ptilinopus roseicapilla 01.jpg ?
Ohio Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1933[41]
Oklahoma Scissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus File:Scissortailedfly700.JPG 1951[42]
Oregon Western meadowlark (state songbird) and
osprey (state raptor)Template:Efn		 Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1927[43]
2017[44]
Pennsylvania Ruffed grouse
(state game bird)Template:Efn		 Bonasa umbellus File:Ruffed Grouse (18645551408).jpg 1931
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican spindalis (de facto) Spindalis portoricensis File:Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager (male) (5403225223).jpg —[45][46]
Rhode Island Rhode Island Red Gallus gallus File:Rhode Island Red.jpg 1954[47]
South Carolina Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus File:Carolina Wren 2.jpg 1948[48]
South Dakota Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus File:Phasianus colchicus 2 tom (Lukasz Lukasik).jpg 1943[49]
Tennessee Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1933[50]
Texas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1927[51]
Utah California gull Larus californicus File:CaliforniaGull23.jpg 1955[52]
Vermont Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus File:Hermitthrush63.jpg 1941[53]
Virgin Islands Bananaquit Coereba flaveola File:Bananaquits.jpg 1970
Virginia Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1950[54]
Washington Willow goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis salicamans File:Male American Goldfinch in Lodi CA.JPG 1951[55]
West Virginia Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis File:Cardinal.jpg 1949[56]
Wisconsin American robin Turdus migratorius File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg 1949[57]
Wyoming Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg 1927[58]

Notes

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Other state birds

In addition to having a state bird, some states have chosen a state game bird (or state wild game bird), a state waterfowl (or state duck), a state raptor, or a bird as their state symbol of peace.

State State bird Scientific name Photography Year
Alabama Wild turkey
(state game bird)		 Meleagris gallopavo File:Gall-dindi.jpg 1980[59]
Georgia Bobwhite quail
(state game bird)		 Colinus virginianus File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg 1970[60]
Idaho Peregrine falcon
(state raptor)		 Falco peregrinus File:Falco peregrinus good - Christopher Watson.jpg 2004[61]
Massachusetts Wild turkey
(state game bird)		 Meleagris gallopavo File:Gall-dindi.jpg 1991[62]
Mississippi Wood duck
(state waterfowl)		 Aix sponsa File:Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa.jpg 1974[63]
Missouri Bobwhite quail
(state game bird)		 Colinus virginianus File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg 2007[64]
New Hampshire Red-tailed hawk
(state raptor)		 Buteo jamaicensis File:Red-tailed Hawk.jpg 2019[65]
Oklahoma Wild turkey
(state game bird)		 Meleagris gallopavo File:Gall-dindi.jpg 1990[66]
Oregon Osprey
(state raptor)		 Pandion haliaetus File:20100709d.jpg 2017[67]
Pennsylvania Ruffed grouse
(state game bird)		 Bonasa umbellus File:Bonasa-umbellus-001edit1.jpg 1931[3]
South Carolina Northern mockingbird
(former state bird)		 Mimus polyglottos File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg 1939 –
1948[48]
Wild turkey
(state wild game bird)		 Meleagris gallopavo File:Gall-dindi.jpg 1976[68]
Wood duck
(state duck)		 Aix sponsa File:Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa.jpg 2009[69]
Tennessee Bobwhite quail
(state wild game bird)		 Colinus virginianus File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg 1987[70]
Wisconsin Eastern mourning dove
(state symbol of peace)		 Zenaida macroura carolinensis File:Mourning Dove 2006.jpg 1971[71]

States with the same state bird

Some state birds are shared between multiple states. Of the 50 states, a total of 32 do not have a unique state bird.

File:U.S. state birds map.svg

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Bird # of states
Northern cardinal 7
Western meadowlark 6
Northern mockingbird 5Template:Efn
Wild turkey
(state game bird or wild game bird)		 4
American robin 3
Bobwhite quail
(state game bird or wild game bird)		 3
American goldfinch 3Template:Efn
Chickadee 2Template:Efn
Chicken 2Template:Efn
Eastern bluebird 2
Mountain bluebird 2
Wood duck
(state waterfowl or duck)		 2

See also

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