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The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, [65] Florida, [66] Mississippi, [67] Tennessee, [68] and Texas, [69] and previously the state bird of South Carolina. [ 70 ] See also
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 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
"The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas January 25, 1839 State coat of arms: Coat of arms of Texas: 1993 ...
audio recording of mockingbird, note the variety of vocalizations. The northern mockingbird is the state bird of five states in the United States, a trend that was started in 1920, when the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs proposed the idea. In January 1927, Governor Dan Moody approved this, and Texas became the first state ever to choose a ...
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
A Wilson's warbler bird in Alaska. The American Ornithological Society said it is trying to address years of controversy over a list of bird names that include human names deemed offensive.
Dozens of bird species will have their English names changed in an attempt to avoid associations with “historic bias” and exclusionary practices.. The American Ornithological Society (AOS ...
The Friendly State: Living insignia; Bird: Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Fish: Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) Flower: Bluebonnet (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis) Insect: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Mammal: Texas longhorn, nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Mushroom: Texas star ...