For nearly 100 years, the mockingbird has served as Florida’s official state bird. Yes, the mockingbird. Not the flamingo, despite what many people think. But that grievous wrong — which began in 1927 ...

Florida lawmakers are reviving a debate about whether the flamingo should replace the mockingbird as the state bird. They ...

The Florida Legislature has once again pulled out its binoculars and is scanning the skies for a new state bird. With such an impressive array of avian life, our current state bird, the northern ...

MIAMI - Flamingos are ubiquitous with Florida. From plastic lawn ornaments to the state lottery, flamingos and Florida just go together. "When people think of flamingos they think of Florida and vice ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After several failed attempts over the years to change Florida’s state bird, a legislator is taking another crack at unseating the mockingbird. State Rep. Jim Mooney (R-Islamorada ...

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance (flock) of 300 to 400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds ...

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, ...

A study led by biology graduate student Jessica Folsom used genomic data in determining the flamingo population and its genetics in Florida and proposes strategies to restore the population.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Monday, April 26, is International Flamingo Day, and if there’s anything more quintessentially South Florida than coconut trees and sunshine, it’s the American Flamingo.