List of U.S. state birds
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List of U.S. state birds

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State federal district or territory	State bird district bird or territory bird	Binomial nomenclature	Photography	Year

Alabama	Yellowhammer (state bird)	Colaptes auratus	-	1927

Wild turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	-	1980

Alaska	Willow ptarmigan	Lagopus lagopus	-	1955

American Samoa	None (See List of birds of American Samoa)	—	—	—

Arizona	Cactus wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	-	1973

Arkansas	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	1929

California	California quail	Callipepla californica	-	1931

Colorado	Lark bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	-	1931

Connecticut	American robin	Turdus migratorius	-	1943

Delaware	Delaware Blue Hen	Gallus gallus	1939

District of Columbia	Wood thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	-	1938

Florida	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	1927

Georgia	Brown thrasher (state bird)	Toxostoma rufum	-	1928

Bobwhite quail (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus	-	1970

Guam	Guam rail (ko'ko')	Gallirallus owstoni	-	?

Hawaii	Hawaiian goose (Nēnē)	Branta sandvicensis	-	1957

Idaho	Mountain bluebird	Sialia currucoides	-	1931

Illinois	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1929

Indiana	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1933

Iowa	Eastern goldfinch also known as the American goldfinch	Spinus tristis	-	1933

Kansas	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1933

Kentucky	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1942

Louisiana	Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	-	1966

Maine	Chickadee	Not specified in state law	-	1927

Maryland	Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	-	1947

Massachusetts	Black-capped chickadee (state bird)	Poecile atricapilla	-	1941

Wild turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	-	1991

Michigan	American robin	Turdus migratorius	-	1931

Minnesota	Common loon	Gavia immer	-	1961

Mississippi	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	1944

Wood duck (state waterfowl)	Aix sponsa	-	1974

Missouri	Eastern bluebird	Sialia sialis	-	1927

Bobwhite quail (state game bird)	Colinus virginianus	-	2007

Montana	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1941

Nebraska	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1929

Nevada	Mountain bluebird	Sialia currucoides	-	1967

New Hampshire	Purple finch	Carpodacus purpureus	-	1957

New Jersey	Eastern goldfinch also known as the American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	-	1935

New Mexico	Roadrunner also known as the greater roadrunner	Geococcyx californianus	-	1949

New York	Eastern bluebird	Sialia sialis	-	1970

North Carolina	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1943

North Dakota	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1970

Northern Mariana Islands	Mariana fruit-dove	Ptilinopus roseicapilla	-	?

Ohio	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1933

Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	Scissortailedfly700.JPG	1951

Wild turkey (state game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	-	1990

Oregon	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1927

Pennsylvania	Ruffed grouse (state game bird)	Bonasa umbellus	-	1931

Puerto Rico	Puerto Rican spindalis	Spindalis portoricensis	-	?

Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red	Gallus gallus	-	1954

South Carolina	Northern mockingbird (former state bird)	Mimus polyglottos	-	1939 - 1948

Carolina wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	-	1948

Wild turkey (state wild game bird)	Meleagris gallopavo	-	1976

South Dakota	Ring-necked pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	-	1943

Tennessee	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	1933

Bobwhite quail (state wild game bird)	Colinus virginianus	-	1987

Texas	Northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	-	1927

Utah	California gull	Larus californicus	-	1955

Vermont	Hermit thrush	Catharus guttatus	-	1941

Virgin Islands (U.S.)	Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola	-	1970

Virginia	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1950

Washington	Willow goldfinch also known as the American goldfinch	Spinus tristis	-	1951

West Virginia	Northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	-	1949

Wisconsin	American robin	Turdus migratorius	-	1949

Wyoming	Western meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	-	1927

Sentence(s)

American robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

final_sentence: American robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.