Our 50 State Birds

Here are some fun facts about our 50 state birds:

One of our state birds is not even a recognized breed (click here to see which one).

One of them is the sixth most endangered waterfowl species in the world.

One of them is actually a chicken.

There are about 800 species of wild birds in North America and only 28 different birds representing the 50 states.

Do you know what your state bird is? Do you know where to find it?

There are many interesting facts included in the pages listed below.

I have included:

Photographs
Idetification tips
Where to find them
How to attract them
A few fun facts
...and more.

Alabama	Yellowhammer (Northern Flicker) Colaptes auratus
Alaska	Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Arizona	Cactus Wren Toxostoma rufum
Arkansas	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
California	California Quail Callipepla californica
Colorado	Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
Connecticut	American Robin Turdus migratorius
Delaware	Blue-Hen-Chicken
Florida	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Georgia	Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Hawaii	Nene, or Hawaiian Goose Branta sandwicensis
Idaho	Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Illinois	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Indiana	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Iowa	American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Kansas	Western Meadowlark Carduelis tristis
Kentucky	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Louisiana	Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Maine	Black capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla
Maryland	Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Massachusetts	Black capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla
Michigan	American Robin Turdus migratorius
Minnesota	Common Loon Gavia immer
Mississippi	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Missouri	Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Montana	Western Meadowlark Carduelis tristis
Nebraska	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Nevada	Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
New Hampshire	Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
New Jersey	American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
New Mexico	Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
New York	Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
New Jersey	American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
North Carolina	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
North Dakota	Western Meadowlark Carduelis tristis
Ohio	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Oklahoma	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Oregon	Western Meadowlark Carduelis tristis
Pennsylvania	Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Red Gallus gallus domesticus
South Carolina	Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
South Dakota	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Tennessee	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Texas	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Utah	California Gull Larus californicus
Vermont	Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
Virginia	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Washington	American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
West Virginia	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Wisconsin	American Robin Turdus migratorius
Wyoming	Western Meadowlark Carduelis tristis