List of state birds of the states of the United States

This is a list of the official state birds of the United States .

These species are considered state landmarks in their respective states:

State	German name	Latin name	year
Alabama	Gold woodpecker	Colaptes auratus	1927
Alaska	Red grouse	Lagopus lagopus	1955
Arizona	Cactus wren	Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus	1931
Arkansas	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1929
Colorado	Prairie bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	1931
Connecticut	Traveling thrush	Turdus migratorius	1931
Delaware	Bankiva chicken	Gallus gallus	1939
Florida	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1927
Georgia	Red-backed mockingbird	Toxostoma rufum	1970
Hawaii	Hawaiigans	Branta sandvicensis	1957
Idaho	Mountain hut singer	Sialia currucoides	1931
Illinois	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1929
Indiana	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1933
Iowa	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1933
California	Crested quail	Callipepla californica	1931
Kansas	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1937
Kentucky	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1926
Louisiana	Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	1966
Maine	Black-capped tit	Poecile atricapilla	1927
Maryland	Baltimore Trupial	Icterus galbula	1947
Massachusetts	Black-capped tit	Poecile atricapilla	1941
Michigan	Traveling thrush	Turdus migratorius	1931
Minnesota	Loons	Gavia always	1961
Mississippi	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1941
Missouri	Red throated warbler	Sialia sialis	1927
Montana	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1931
Nebraska	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1929
Nevada	Mountain hut singer	Sialia currucoides	1967
New Hampshire	Purple pennant	Carpodacus purpureus	1957
New Jersey	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1935
New Mexico	Cuckoo away	Geococcyx californianus	1949
new York	Red throated warbler	Sialia sialis	1970
North Carolina	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1943
North Dakota	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1947
Ohio	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1933
Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed king tyrant turkey (wild bird)	Tyrannus forficatus Meleagris gallopavo	1951 1990
Oregon	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1927
Pennsylvania	Collar chicken	Bonasa umbellus	1931
Rhode Island	Bankiva chicken	Gallus gallus	1954
South carolina	Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	1948
South Dakota	pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	1943
Tennessee	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1933
Texas	Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	1927
Utah	Californian gull	Larus californicus	1955
Vermont	Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	1941
Virginia	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1950
Washington	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	1951
West Virginia	Red cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	1949
Wisconsin	Traveling thrush	Turdus migratorius	1949
Wyoming	Meadow blackbird	Sturnella neglecta	1927

See also

• Overview of the state symbols of the US states

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of state birds with description on www.insider.com , accessed on September 28, 2019
2. ↑ List of state birds on statesymbolsusa.org