Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the ...

Will the mockingbird finally get replaced as Florida's official state bird? A bill to raise up the leggy pink flamingo soared ...

One legislator, Hope Florida critic Alex Andrade, held out for the pelican in the 112-1 anti-mockingbird vote. Lawmakers are ...

Supporters of the bill said it symbolizes environmental restoration in Florida, which contributed to the flamingo’s recent ...

Supporters have argued the flamingo better reflects Florida’s identity and pairs the state with a globally recognized ...

Lawmakers are trying again to designate the flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state song bird.

The Florida House of Representatives has voted to nix the northern mockingbird as the Sunshine State bird, taking its place ...

Today, the Florida House is set to hear a measure that would change one of the state’s official symbols, swapping Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the American flamingo. This raises a ...

Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The first bill to be filed in Florida’s 2026 legislative session seeks to change the state bird to the American flamingo. Now, a second bill has been filed regarding which ...

Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents Islamorada ...