Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
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 | Robin | Turdus migratorius |
| Delaware | Blue Hen Chicken | Gallus gallus |
| District of Columbia | Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina |
| Florida | Mockingbird | |
| 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 | |
| Iowa | Eastern Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis |
| Kansas | Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta |
| Kentucky | Cardinal | |
| Louisiana | Eastern Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis |
| Maine | Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapilla |
| Maryland | Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula |
| Massachusetts | Black-capped Chickadee | |
| Michigan | Robin | |
| Minnesota | Common Loon | Gavia immer |
| Mississippi | Mockingbird | |
| Missouri | Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis |
| Montana | Western Meadowlark | |
| Nebraska | Western Meadowlark | |
| Nevada | Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides |
| New Hampshire | Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus |
| New Jersey | Eastern Goldfinch | |
| New Mexico | Roadrunner aka Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus |
| New York | Bluebird | |
| North Carolina | Cardinal | |
| North Dakota | Western Meadowlark | |
| Ohio | Cardinal | |
| Oklahoma | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus |
| Oregon | Western Meadowlark | |
| Pennsylvania | Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Red Chicken | Gallus gallus |
| South Carolina | Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus |
| South Dakota | Ring-necked Pheasant aka Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus |
| Tennessee | Mockingbird | |
| Texas | Mockingbird | |
| Utah | California Gull | Larus californicus |
| Vermont | Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus |
| Virginia | Cardinal | |
| Washington | Willow Goldfinch aka American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis |
| West Virginia | Cardinal | |
| Wisconsin | Robin | |
| Wyoming | Western Meadowlark |
See also
- List of national birds
- List of Canadian provincial birds
- Lists of U.S. state insignia
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details