List of U.S. State birds - wikipedia List of U.S. State birds Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's legislature. The selection of state birds began in 1927, when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds. The last state to choose its bird was Arizona in 1973. Alaska, California, and South Dakota permit hunting of their state birds. Pennsylvania has adopted a `` state game bird '' but not a state bird, while 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. Several states have extinct official animals, such as state dinosaurs in addition to state insects, state butterflies, state mammals and state reptiles. Table State State 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 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 Florida Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1927 Georgia Brown thrasher ( state bird ) Toxostoma rufum 1928 Bobwhite quail ( state game bird ) Colinus virginianus 1970 Hawaii Nēnē or Hawaiian goose 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 Black - capped chickadee Poecile atricapilla 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 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 Ohio Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1933 Oklahoma Scissor - tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1951 Wild turkey ( state game bird ) Meleagris gallopavo Oregon Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta 1927 Pennsylvania Ruffed grouse ( state game bird ) Bonasa umbellus 1931 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 Texas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 1927 Utah California gull Larus californicus 1955 Vermont Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus 1941 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 D.C. & U.S. Territories State bird Binomial nomenclature Image Year American Samoa None -- -- -- District of Columbia Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina 1938 Guam Guam rail Gallirallus owstoni ? Northern Mariana Islands Mariana fruit - dove Ptilinopus roseicapilla ? Puerto Rico Puerto Rican spindalis Spindalis portoricensis ? U.S. Virgin Islands Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 1970 References Jump up ^ `` Alabama State Bird ''. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2006 - 04 - 27. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Official Alabama Game Bird ''. Alabama Emblems, Symb and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives and History. 2003 - 11 - 17. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Alaska State Bird ''. Alaska History, Geography, Population and State Facts. Fact Monster. Jump up ^ `` Arizona State Bird ''. Arizona State Bird - Cactus Wren. 50 States. Jump up ^ `` Arkansas State Bird ''. Arkansas State Bird - Mockingbird. About. Jump up ^ `` California State Bird ''. California State Bird - California Quail. 50 States. Jump up ^ `` Colorado State Bird ''. Colorado State Bird - Lark Bunting. About. Archived from the original on 2014 - 11 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Connecticut State Bird ''. The State Bird. State of Connecticut. Jump up ^ `` Delaware State Bird ''. California State Bird - Blue Hen Chicken. 50 States. Jump up ^ `` Florida State Bird ''. Florida State Bird : Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Georgia State Bird ''. Georgia State Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Georgia Secretary of State - State Game Bird ''. Georgia Secretary of State. State of Georgia. Jump up ^ `` Hawaii State Bird ''. The Nene Goose - Branta Sandvicensis - Hawaii 's State Bird. Aloha - Hawaii. Jump up ^ `` Idaho State Bird ''. Georgia State Bird Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` State Symbols ''. State of Illinois. Retrieved 25 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Indiana State Bird ''. Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 25 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Iowa State Bird ''. Iowa State Bird Eastern Goldfinch Carduelis tristis. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Kansas State Bird ''. Kansas State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Kentucky State Bird ''. Kentucky 's State Bird : The Cardinal. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 2010 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ `` Louisiana State Bird ''. Louisiana State Bird : Brown Pelican. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Maine State Bird ''. Maine State Bird, the Chickadee. Wells Maine. Jump up ^ `` Maryland State Bird ''. Louisiana State Bird Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Massachusetts State Bird ''. Massachusetts State Bird : Chickadee. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ CIS : State Symbols Jump up ^ `` Michigan State Bird ''. Michigan State Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Minnesota State Bird ''. Minnesota State Bird Common Loon Gavia immer. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Mississippi State Bird ''. Mississippi State Bird : Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Mississippi State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots ''. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Missouri State Bird ''. Missouri State Bird : Bluebird. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` HOUSE BILL NO. 576 '' ( PDF ). HOUSE BILL NO. 576 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. State of Missouri. Archived from the original on 2010 - 06 - 02. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Montana State Bird ''. Michigan State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Nebraska State Bird ''. Nebraska State Bird : Bluebird. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Nevada State Bird ''. Nevada State Bird, mountain bluebird. Val - U-Corp Services, Inc. Jump up ^ `` New Hampshire State Bird ''. New Hampshire State Bird : Purple Finch. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` New Jersey State Bird ''. NJ Senate No. 241. NJ Home. Jump up ^ `` New Mexico State Bird - Roadrunner ''. New Mexico State Bird - Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus. 50states.com. Jump up ^ `` New York State Bird ''. New York State Bird Bluebird Sialia sialis. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` North Carolina State Bird ''. Cardinal - North Carolina State Bird. NC Department of State. Jump up ^ `` North Dakota State Bird ''. North Dakota State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Ohio State Bird ''. Ohio 's State Bird - The Cardinal. Ohio History Central. Jump up ^ `` Oklahoma State Bird ''. Oklahoma State bird. Birds of Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 2008 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Oklahoma State Game Bird ''. Official State Game Birds. NSTATE, LLC. Jump up ^ `` Oregon State Bird ''. Oregon State Bird Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Pennsylvania State Game Bird ''. Official State Game Birds. NSTATE, LLC. Jump up ^ `` Rhode Island State Bird ''. Rhode Island State Bird : Rhode Island Red. SHG Resources. ^ Jump up to : `` SC Statehouse Student 's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Bird ''. South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007 - 07 - 02. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` SC Statehouse Student 's web page, State Symbols and Emblems, State Wild Game Bird ''. South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007 - 07 - 06. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ `` South Dakota State Bird ''. South Dakota State Bird Ring - necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Tennessee State Bird ''. Tennessee State Bird : Mockingbird. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Tennessee State Symbols ''. Tennessee State General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Texas State Bird ''. The Texas State Bird : Mockingbird. Lone Star Junction. Jump up ^ `` Utah State Bird ''. Utah State Bird California Gull Larus californicus. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Vermont State Bird ''. Vermont State Bird - Hermit Thrush. About. Archived from the original on 2014 - 11 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Virginia State Bird ''. Netstate. 2005 - 04 - 17. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Symbols of Washington State ''. Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007 - 03 - 05. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 11. Jump up ^ `` West Virginia State Bird ''. Netstate. Jump up ^ `` Wisconsin State Bird ''. Wisconsin State Bird : Robin. SHG Resources. Jump up ^ `` Wyoming State Bird ''. Wyoming State Bird : Robin. State of Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2007 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ `` District of Columbia State Bird ''. Washington DC State Symbols. 50 States. 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Question: what states is the cardinal the state bird
Answer: Illinois