List of U.S. state birds

This is a list of U.S. state birds.

State	State bird	Binomial nomenclature	Image	Year
Alabama	Yellowhammer aka Northern Flicker (state bird)	Colaptes auratus		1927[1]
	Wild Turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo		1980[2]
Alaska	Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus		1955[3]
Arizona	Cactus Wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus		1973[4]
Arkansas	Mockingbird aka Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		1929[5]
California	California Quail	Callipepla californica		1931[6]
Colorado	Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys		1931[7]
Connecticut	American Robin	Turdus migratorius		1943[8]
Delaware	Blue Hen Chicken	Gallus gallus		1939[9]
District of Columbia	Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina		1938[10]
Florida	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		1927[11]
Georgia	Brown Thrasher (state bird)	Toxostoma rufum		1928[12]
	Bobwhite Quail (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus		1970[13]
Hawaii	Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis		1957[14]
Idaho	Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides		1931[15]
Illinois	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1928[16]
Indiana	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1933[17]
Iowa	Eastern Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis		1933[18]
Kansas	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		1933[19]
Kentucky	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1942[20]
Louisiana	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis		1966[21]
Maine	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla		1927[22]
Maryland	Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula		1947[23]
Massachusetts	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla		1941[24]
	Wild Turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo		1991[25]
Michigan	American Robin	Turdus migratorius		1931[26]
Minnesota	Common Loon	Gavia immer		1961[27]
Mississippi	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		1944[28]
	Wood duck (state waterfowl)	Aix sponsa		1974[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[33]
New Hampshire	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus		1957[34]
New Jersey	Eastern Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis		1935[35]
New Mexico	Roadrunner aka Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus		1949[36]
New York	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis		1970[37]
North Carolina	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1943[38]
North Dakota	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		1970[39]
Ohio	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1933[40]
Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus		1951[41]
Oregon	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		1927[42]
Pennsylvania	Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus		1931[43]
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red chicken	Gallus gallus		1954[44]
South Carolina	Northern Mockingbird (former state bird)	Mimus polyglottos		1939 - 1948[45]
	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus		1948[45]
	Wild Turkey (state wild game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo		1976[46]
South Dakota	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		1943[47]
Tennessee	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		1933[48]
	Bobwhite Quail (state wild game bird)	Colinus virginianus		1987[49]
Texas	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos		1927[50]
Utah	California Gull	Larus californicus		1955[51]
Vermont	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus		1941[52]
Virginia	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1950[53]
Washington	Willow Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis		1951[54]
West Virginia	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis		1949[55]
Wisconsin	American Robin	Turdus migratorius		1949[56]
Wyoming	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta		1927[57]
Guam	Guam Rail	Gallirallus owstoni		?
Northern Mariana Islands	Mariana Fruit-dove	Ptilinopus roseicapilla		?
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican Spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis		?
U.S. Virgin Islands	Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola		1970

1. ↑ "Alabama State Bird". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006-04-27. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
2. ↑ "Official Alabama Game Bird". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2003-11-17. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
3. ↑ "Alaska State Bird". Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts. Fact Monster.
4. ↑ "Arizona State Bird". Arizona State Bird- Cactus Wren. 50 States.
5. ↑ "Arkansas State Bird". Arkansas State Bird- Mockingbird. About. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
6. ↑ "California State Bird". California State Bird- California Quail. 50 States.
7. ↑ "Colorado State Bird". Colorado State Bird- Lark Bunting. About. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
8. ↑ "Connecticut State Bird". The State Bird. State of Connecticut.
9. ↑ "Delaware State Bird". California State Bird- Blue Hen Chicken. 50 States.
10. ↑ "District of Columbia State Bird". Washington DC State Symbols. 50 States.
11. ↑ "Florida State Bird". Florida State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
12. ↑ "Georgia State Bird". Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum. Netstate.
13. ↑ "Georgia Secretary of State - State Game Bird". Georgia Secretary of State. State of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
14. ↑ "Hawaii State Bird". The Nene Goose- Branta Sandvicensis-Hawaii's State Bird. Aloha-Hawaii.
15. ↑ "Idaho State Bird". Georgia State Bird Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides. Netstate.
16. ↑ "Illinois State Bird". State Symbols. Learn Illinois. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
17. ↑ "Indiana State Bird". Indiana State Emblems- cardinal. Indiana Historical Bureau. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
18. ↑ "Iowa State Bird". Iowa State Bird Eastern Goldfinch Carduelis tristis. Netstate.
19. ↑ "Kansas State Bird". Kansas State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
20. ↑ "Kentucky State Bird". Kentucky's State Bird: The Cardinal. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
21. ↑ "Louisiana State Bird". Louisiana State Bird: Brown Pelican. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
22. ↑ "Maine State Bird". Maine State Bird, the Chickadee. Wells Maine. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
23. ↑ "Maryland State Bird". Louisiana State Bird Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula. Netstate.
24. ↑ "Massachusetts State Bird". Massachusetts State Bird: Chickadee. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
25. ↑ CIS: State Symbols
26. ↑ "Michigan State Bird". Michigan State Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius. Netstate.
27. ↑ "Minnesota State Bird". Minnesota State Bird Common Loon Gavia immer. Netstate.
28. ↑ "Mississippi State Bird". Mississippi State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
29. ↑ "Mississippi State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots". SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
30. ↑ "Missouri State Bird". Missouri State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
31. ↑ "Montana State Bird". Michigan State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
32. ↑ "Nebraska State Bird". Nebraska State Bird: Bluebird. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
33. ↑ "Nevada State Bird". Nevada State Bird, mountain bluebird. Val-U-Corp Services, Inc.
34. ↑ "New Hampshire State Bird". New Hampshire State Bird: Purple Finch. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
35. ↑ "New Jersey State Bird". NJ Senate No. 241. NJ Home. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
36. ↑ "New Mexico State Bird". New Mexico State Bird: Purple Finch. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
37. ↑ "New York State Bird". New York State Bird Bluebird Sialia sialis. Netstate.
38. ↑ "North Carolina State Bird". Cardinal- North Carolina State Bird. NC Department of State. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
39. ↑ "North Dakota State Bird". North Dakota State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
40. ↑ "Ohio State Bird". Ohio's State Bird- The Cardinal. Ohio History Central. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
41. ↑ "Oklahoma State Bird". Oklahoma State bird. Birds of Oklahoma.
42. ↑ "Oregon State Bird". Oregon State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate.
43. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Bird". Pennsylvania State Bird: Ruffed Grouse. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
44. ↑ "Rhode Island State Bird". Rhode Island State Bird: Rhode Island Red. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
45. ↑ ^{45.0 45.1} "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Bird". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
46. ↑ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Wild Game Bird". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
47. ↑ "South Dakota State Bird". South Dakota State Bird Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus. Netstate.
48. ↑ "Tennessee State Bird". Tennessee State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
49. ↑ "Tennessee State Symbols". Tennessee State General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
50. ↑ "Texas State Bird". The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird. Lone Star Junction.
51. ↑ "Utah State Bird". Utah State Bird California Gull Larus californicus. Netstate.
52. ↑ "Vermont State Bird". Vermont State Bird- Hermit Thrush. About. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
53. ↑ "Virginia State Bird". NetState. 2005-04-17. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
54. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
55. ↑ "West Virginia State Bird". Netstate.
56. ↑ "Wisconsin State Bird". Wisconsin State Bird: Robin. SHG Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
57. ↑ "Wyoming State Bird". Wyoming State Bird: Robin. State of Wyoming.