List of U.S. state birds

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

State	Common name	Binomial name
Alabama	Yellowhammer aka Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus
Alaska	Willow Ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus
Arizona	Cactus Wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Arkansas	Mockingbird aka Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
California	California Quail	Callipepla californica
Colorado	Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys
Connecticut	American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Delaware	Blue Hen Chicken	Gallus gallus
Florida	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
Georgia	Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum
Hawaii	Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis
Idaho	Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides
Illinois	Cardinal aka Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Indiana	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Iowa	Eastern Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
Kansas	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Kentucky	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Louisiana	Eastern Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
Maine	Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapilla
Maryland	Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula
Massachusetts	Black-capped Chickadee	Penthestes atricapillus
Michigan	American Robin	Turdus migratorius
Minnesota	Common Loon	Gavia immer
Mississippi	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
Missouri	Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis
Montana	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Nebraska	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Nevada	Mountain Bluebird	Sialia currucoides
-	New Hampshire	Purple Finch	Carpodacus purpureus
New Jersey	Eastern Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
New Mexico	Roadrunner aka Greater Roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus
New York	Bluebird	Sialia sialis
North Carolina	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
North Dakota	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Ohio	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus
Oklahoma (game bird)	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
Oregon	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta
Pennsylvania	Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red Chicken	Gallus gallus
South Carolina	Carolina Wren Wild Turkey (state game bird)	Thryothorus ludovicianus Meleagris gallopavo
South Dakota	Ring-necked Pheasant aka Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Tennessee	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
Texas	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos
Utah	California Gull	Larus californicus
Vermont	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus
Virginia	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Washington	Willow Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
West Virginia	Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Wisconsin	Robin	Turdus migratorius
Wyoming	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta

See also

* List of national birds
* List of U.S. county birds
* List of official city birds
* Lists of U.S. state insignia

References

* List of State birds, from Audubon
* Official State birds, from 50states.org
* NETSTATE Listing, from NETSTATE.COM

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