List of U.S. state birds

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973.

Pennsylvania never chose an official state bird, but did choose the ruffed grouse as the state game bird.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name="DC" /> 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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Alaska	Willow ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	File:Denali National Park Ptarmigan.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
American Samoa	None, although the bald eagle is displayed on the flag.	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Arizona	Cactus wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	File:Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus 20061226.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arkansas	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
California	California quail	Callipepla californica	File:California quail.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colorado	Lark bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	File:Lark Bunting (male) Pawnee National Grasslands CO 2018-06-06 17-03-26 (40841912423).jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Connecticut	American robin	Turdus migratorius	File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Delaware	Blue Hen Chicken	Gallus gallus	File:Delaware Blue rooster.png	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
District of Columbia	Wood thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	File:Hylocichla mustelina (cropped).jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Florida	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Georgia	Brown thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	File:Brown Thrasher-27527-2.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Guam	Guam rail (ko'koTemplate:')	Gallirallus owstoni	File:GuamRail02.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hawaii	Nene (Hawaiian goose)	Branta sandvicensis	File:Branta sandvicensis -WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England-8a.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Idaho	Mountain bluebird	Sialia currucoides	File:Mountain Bluebird.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Illinois	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Indiana	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Iowa	Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch)	Spinus tristis tristis	File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kansas	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kentucky	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Louisiana	Eastern brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	File:Brown pelican - natures pics.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Maine	Chickadee	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>|| File:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg || 1927<ref>The problem with naming 'the chickadee' as Maine's state bird Template:Webarchive Bangor Daily News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.</ref>
Maryland	Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	File:Icterus-galbula-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Massachusetts	Black-capped chickadee	Poecile atricapilla	File:Poecile-atricapilla-001.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Michigan	American robin	Turdus migratorius	File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Minnesota	Common loon	Gavia immer	File:Common Loon head sideways.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mississippi	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Missouri	Eastern bluebird	Sialia sialis	File:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Montana	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Nebraska	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	1929<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Nevada	Mountain bluebird	Sialia currucoides	File:Mountain Bluebird.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Hampshire	Purple finch	Carpodacus purpureus	File:Purple Finch.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Jersey	Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch)	Spinus tristis tristis	File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Mexico	Greater roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	File:2025-02-02 04 Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - AZ USA.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New York	Eastern bluebird	Sialia sialis	File:EasternbluebirdB9.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
North Carolina	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
North Dakota	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Northern Mariana Islands	Mariana fruit-dove	Ptilinopus roseicapilla	File:Stavenn Ptilinopus roseicapilla 01.jpg	?
Ohio	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	File:Scissortailedfly700.JPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oregon	Western meadowlark (state songbird) and osprey (state raptor)Template:Efn	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> 2017<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	—<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Debate por el Ave Nacional (primera parte). Template:Webarchive CienciaPR. Accessed 19 October 2020.</ref>
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red	Gallus gallus	File:Rhode Island Red.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
South Carolina	Carolina wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	File:Carolina Wren 2.jpg	1948<ref name="scbird"/>
South Dakota	Ring-necked pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	File:Phasianus colchicus 2 tom (Lukasz Lukasik).jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tennessee	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Texas	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Utah	California gull	Larus californicus	File:CaliforniaGull23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vermont	Hermit thrush	Catharus guttatus	File:Hermitthrush63.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Virgin Islands	Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	File:Bananaquits.jpg	1970
Virginia	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Washington	Willow goldfinch (American goldfinch)	Spinus tristis salicamans	File:Male American Goldfinch in Lodi CA.JPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
West Virginia	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	File:Cardinal.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wisconsin	American robin	Turdus migratorius	File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wyoming	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	File:WesternMeadowlark23.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Georgia	Bobwhite quail (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus	File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Idaho	Peregrine falcon (state raptor)	Falco peregrinus	File:Falco peregrinus good - Christopher Watson.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Massachusetts	Wild turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	File:Gall-dindi.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mississippi	Wood duck (state waterfowl)	Aix sponsa	File:Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Missouri	Bobwhite quail (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus	File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Hampshire	Red-tailed hawk (state raptor)	Buteo jamaicensis	File:Red-tailed Hawk.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oklahoma	Wild turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	File:Gall-dindi.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oregon	Osprey (state raptor)	Pandion haliaetus	File:20100709d.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pennsylvania	Ruffed grouse (state game bird)	Bonasa umbellus	File:Bonasa-umbellus-001edit1.jpg	1931<ref name=":0">Template:Citation</ref>
South Carolina	Northern mockingbird (former state bird)	Mimus polyglottos	File:Mimus polyglottos adult 02 cropped.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Wild turkey (state wild game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	File:Gall-dindi.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Wood duck (state duck)	Aix sponsa	File:Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tennessee	Bobwhite quail (state wild game bird)	Colinus virginianus	File:Virginiawachtel 2007-06-16 065.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wisconsin	Eastern mourning dove (state symbol of peace)	Zenaida macroura carolinensis	File:Mourning Dove 2006.jpg	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

• List of U.S. state dinosaurs