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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.
Interactive map showing each state's official bird. Detailed profiles of all 50 state birds with photos. Historical information about each state's bird selection. Conservation status and population distribution data
23 wrz 2024 · Every state of the United States has named at least one official state bird, along with Washington, D.C., and three of the five official U.S. territories. The most common state bird is the northern cardinal, chosen by seven states to represent them.
Each state in the US has an officially designated state bird. All of the official state birds have been voted in by the local legislature, and represents the spirit of that state. Each of the 50 States chooses a bird that is local to its state.
The most recently added state bird is the Guam rail, or ko’ko’ (Gallirallus owstoni), which was named by the U.S. territory of Guam in 2000. Incidentally, the northern cardinal is the most common state bird, with seven states having selected the beautiful and abundant species.
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:
State Bird: Yellowhammer (Northern Flicker) Scientific Name: Colaptes auratus. Date Adopted by the State: September 6, 1927. This bird, whose correct name is the Northern Flicker, is member of the woodpecker family. It got its colloquial name from the way it hammers at trees with its beak and the flash of yellow it displays on the underside of ...
