South Florida Lawmaker Files Bill to Designate American Flamingo as Official State Bird

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January 9, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican Rep. Jim Mooney filed a bill last Friday that would designate the American flamingo as the official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird. Under HB 81, the American flamingo would replace the mockingbird as the official state bird of Florida. The mockingbird has been the state […]