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This list of birds of Alabama contains species documented in the U.S. state of Alabama, as accepted by the Bird Records Committee (BRC) of the Alabama Ornithological Society. As of January, 2022, there were 452 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
It is the state bird of Alabama (known by its colloquial name "yellowhammer"). [3] ... Northern (Yellow-shafted) Flicker Bird Sound at Florida Museum of Natural History
Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting. The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [4]
An Alabama photographer captured stunning photographs of a cardinal so rare that experts have referred to it as 'one in a million.' 'One in a million' yellow cardinal spotted by Alabama ...
The American goldfinch flies in a distinctive undulating pattern, creating a wave-shaped path. This normally consists of a series of wing beats to lift the bird, then folding in the wings and gliding in an arc before repeating the pattern. Birds often vocalize during the flapping phase of the pattern and then go silent during the coasting phase.
These yellow beauties are the state bird of Iowa, New Jersey, and Washington. Goldfinches are found living in fields full of weeds, floodplains, cultivated areas, roadsides, orchards, and backyards.
For species found in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the list are those of the AOS, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North and Middle American birds.
The oldest symbol is the Alabama State Bible, from 1853. [1] The most recently designated symbol is the peach, Alabama's state tree fruit, established in 2006. Alabama does not have an official nickname, although "Heart of Dixie" was strongly promoted by the Alabama Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s and 1950s, and put on state license plates. [2 ...