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Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey that includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. They have very large, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus. Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus.
The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of Louisiana, appearing on the flag, seal, or coat of arms of each. It has been rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Type Symbol Law Amphibian: Green tree frog [2] (Hyla cinerea) : LL 169.1, 1993 Beverage: Milk: LL 170, 1983 Bird: Brown pelican [1] (Pelecanus occidentalis) : LL 159, 1958 Butterfly: Gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae)
Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's, district's or territory's government. The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was ...
The official nickname of Louisiana is the Pelican State. In 1958, the pelican was made the official state bird of Louisiana. This act was amended on July 26, 1966, to specifically designate the brown pelican. The National Basketball Association's New Orleans Pelicans are named in honor of Louisiana's state
Louisiana; Other names: Louisiana flag, Pelican flag: Use: Civil and state flag: Proportion: 13∶20: Adopted: July 1, 1912 () (modifications in 2006 and 2010) Design: A rectangular field of blue with the arms of Louisiana, the pelican vulning herself, in white in the center, with a ribbon beneath, also in white, containing in blue the state motto, "Union Justice Confidence".
State of Louisiana. Adopted. 2006. Motto. Union, Justice, Confidence. Earlier version (s) 1812, 1902. The Seal of Louisiana (French: Sceau de la Louisiane) is the official government emblem of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Originally devised in 1812, the latest version was enacted in 2006.
Synonyms. Emberiza ciris Linnaeus, 1758. The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male only comes in the second year of life; in the first year they can only be distinguished from the female by close inspection.