List of U.S. state birds

thumb|A map of the U.S. showing in red which states and territories have an official state bird.

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. The last state to officially adopt its bird was New York in 1970.

Pennsylvania never chose an official state bird, but did choose the ruffed grouse as the state game bird.

! Alaska

|| Willow ptarmigan || Lagopus lagopus || 120px || 1955

! American Samoa

|| None, although the bald eagle is displayed on the flag. || || ||

! Arizona

|| Cactus wren || Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus|| 120px || 1931

! Arkansas

|| Northern mockingbird || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1929

! California

|| California quail || Callipepla californica || 120px || 1931

! Colorado

|| Lark bunting || Calamospiza melanocorys || 120px || 1931

! Connecticut

|| American robin || Turdus migratorius|| 120px || 1943

! Delaware

|| Blue Hen Chicken || Gallus gallus domesticus|| 120px || 1939

! District of Columbia

|| Wood thrush || Hylocichla mustelina || 120px || 1938

! Florida

|| Northern mockingbird || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1927

! Georgia

|| Brown thrasher || Toxostoma rufum || 120px || 1928

! Guam

|| Guam rail (ko'ko) || Gallirallus owstoni || 120px || 2000

! Hawaii

|| Nene (Hawaiian goose) || Branta sandvicensis || 120px || 1957

! Idaho

|| Mountain bluebird || Sialia currucoides || 120px || 1931

! Illinois

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1929

! Indiana

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1933

! Iowa

|| Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) || Spinus tristis tristis || 120px || 1933

! Kansas

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1933

! Kentucky

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1926

! Louisiana

|| Eastern brown pelican || Pelecanus occidentalis || 120px || 1966

! Maine

|| Chickadee || Poecile, species not specified (de facto Poecile atricapillus)|| 120px || 1927

! Maryland

|| Baltimore oriole || Icterus galbula || 120px || 1947

! Massachusetts

|| Black-capped chickadee || Poecile atricapillus || 120px || 1941

! Michigan

|| American robin || Turdus migratorius || 120px || 1931

! Minnesota

|| Common loon || Gavia immer || 120px || 1961

! Mississippi

|| Northern mockingbird || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1944

! Missouri

|| Eastern bluebird || Sialia sialis|| 120px || 1927

! Montana

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1941

! Nebraska

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1929

! Nevada

|| Mountain bluebird || Sialia currucoides || 120px || 1967

! New Hampshire

|| Purple finch || Haemorhous purpureus || 120px || 1957

! New Jersey

|| Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch)

| Spinus tristis tristis || 120px || 1935

! New Mexico

|| Greater roadrunner || Geococcyx californianus || 120px || 1949

! New York

|| Eastern bluebird || Sialia sialis || 120px || 1970

! North Carolina

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1943

! North Dakota

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1947

! Northern Mariana Islands

|| Mariana fruit-dove || Ptilinopus roseicapilla || 120px || ?

! Ohio

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1933

! Oklahoma

|| Scissor-tailed flycatcher || Tyrannus forficatus || 120px || 1951

! Oregon

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1927 2017

! Pennsylvania

|| Ruffed grouse (state game bird) ||Bonasa umbellus|| 120px || align=center|1931

! Puerto Rico

|| Puerto Rican spindalis (de facto) ||Spindalis portoricensis ||120px || align=center|—

! Rhode Island

|| Rhode Island Red || Gallus gallus domesticus || 120px || 1954

! South Carolina

|| Carolina wren || Thryothorus ludovicianus || 120px || 1948

! Tennessee

|| Northern mockingbird || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1933

! Texas

|| Northern mockingbird || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1927

! Utah

|| California gull || Larus californicus || 120px || 1955

! Vermont

|| Hermit thrush || Catharus guttatus || 120px || 1941

! Virgin Islands

|| Bananaquit || Coereba flaveola || 120px || 1970

! Virginia

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1950

! Washington

|| Willow goldfinch (American goldfinch) || Spinus tristis salicamans || 120px || 1951

! West Virginia

|| Northern cardinal || Cardinalis cardinalis || 120px || 1949

! Wisconsin

|| American robin || Turdus migratorius || 120px || 1949

! Wyoming

|| Western meadowlark || Sturnella neglecta || 120px || 1927

Notes

Other state birds

thumb|Map showing in red which U.S. states and territories have designated a state bird in addition to their official state bird

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, a state migratory bird, or a bird as their state symbol of peace.

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! State!! State bird !! Scientific name !! Photography !! Year

! Alabama

|| Wild turkey (state game bird) || Meleagris gallopavo || 120px || 1980

! Delaware

|| Red knot (state migratory bird) || Calidris canutus|| 120px || 2025

! Georgia

|| Bobwhite quail (state game bird) || Colinus virginianus || 120px || 1970

! Idaho

|| Peregrine falcon (state raptor) || Falco peregrinus || 120px || 2004

! Massachusetts

|| Wild turkey (state game bird) || Meleagris gallopavo || 120px || 1991

!Michigan

|Wood duck (state duck)

|Aix sponsa

|120px

|2026

! Mississippi

|| Wood duck (state waterfowl) || Aix sponsa || 120px || 1974

! Missouri

|| Bobwhite quail (state game bird) || Colinus virginianus || 120px || 2007

! New Hampshire

|| Red-tailed hawk (state raptor) || Buteo jamaicensis || 120px || 2019

! Oklahoma

|| Wild turkey (state game bird) || Meleagris gallopavo || 120px || 1990

! Oregon

|| Osprey (state raptor) || Pandion haliaetus || 120px || 2017

! Pennsylvania

|| Ruffed grouse (state game bird) || Bonasa umbellus || 120px || 1931

! rowspan="4" | South Carolina

|| Northern mockingbird (former state bird) || Mimus polyglottos || 120px || 1939 – 1948

|| Wild turkey (state wild game bird) || Meleagris gallopavo || 120px || 1976

|| Wood duck (state duck) || Aix sponsa || 120px || 2009

|Prothonotary warbler (state migratory bird) || Protonotaria citrea || 120x120px || 2026

! Tennessee

|| Bobwhite quail (state wild game bird) || Colinus virginianus || 120px || 1987

! Wisconsin

|| Eastern mourning dove (state symbol of peace) || Zenaida macroura carolinensis || 120px || 1971

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.

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! Bird

! # of states

|| Northern cardinal || 7

|| Western meadowlark || 6

|| Northern mockingbird || 5

|| 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 || 3

|| Wood duck (state waterfowl or duck) || 3

|| Chickadee || 2

|| Chicken || 2

|| Eastern bluebird || 2

|| Mountain bluebird || 2

List of U.S. state birds

Notes

Other state birds

States with the same state bird

See also

Notes

References

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