Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...

would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) as the official Florida state bird and the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) as the official Florida state ...

SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate. It is asking the state to designate the American Flamingo as the official state bird, replacing it with the ...

Flamingos are not just Florida lawn decor—they are a remarkable bird that thrives in the driest desert on the planet. In ...

The gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive year in the Capitol to unseat it from its perch as ...