Across Florida’s wetlands, in Native American folklore, and probably your yard, the white ibis has earned the nickname ...

Actually, it would get two. SB 880, from Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American ...

The Anhinga is a Florida waterbird that has an extremely unusual "song" that sounds more like a sick frog than a bird.

Two bills in the Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a more colorful representative.

A northern mockingbird, Florida’s state bird, overlooks sand pine scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

Video above: Florida’s flamingo population thrives after Hurricane Idalia. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The effort to change Florida’s state bird failed once again this year.. The mockingbird ...

Rep. Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, on Friday, filed a proposal (HB 81) that would lead to the flamingo replacing the mockingbird as Florida's state bird. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Florida's bird has been the northern mockingbird since 1927, and it is also designated as the state bird of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The American flamingo is not currently the ...

Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a flamingo.