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.

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.

The mockingbird has a stable population in Florida and is commonly found throughout the country. It’s also the state bird for four other states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird.

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