50 State Birds of the United States

Do you know your state bird? There are 50 different state birds in the United States, and it can be fun to learn about them all.

So get ready to learn about some amazing American birds!

Every state in the United States has an officially designated state bird. The local legislature has chosen all of the official state birds, which represent the spirit of that state.

The first state to designate a state bird was Pennsylvania in 1782, which chose the ruffed grouse.

The most recent state to select a state bird was Hawaii in 1927, which chose the nene (a type of goose).

List of State Birds

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