The Florida House voted late Feb. 11 to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the ...

Will the mockingbird finally get replaced as Florida's official state bird? A bill to raise up the leggy pink flamingo soared past the House.

Lawmakers are trying again to designate the flamingo as the state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state song bird.

Why would the Florida Legislature want to change the state bird of Florida from the mockingbird (whose habitat includes all ...

One legislator, Hope Florida critic Alex Andrade, held out for the pelican in the 112-1 anti-mockingbird vote. Lawmakers are ...

The Florida House voted to replace the mockingbird with the American flamingo as the state bird. The bill now heads to the ...

Supporters have argued the flamingo better reflects Florida’s identity and pairs the state with a globally recognized ...

The Florida House of Representatives has voted to nix the northern mockingbird as the Sunshine State bird, taking its place ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird. The bills have gained ...

Florida's mockingbird is fighting to save its title as state bird, which it has held for nearly 100 years, as lawmakers consider replacing it with two other native birds - the flamingo and the Florida ...

HOBE SOUND — The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive ...

Florida state Representative James Vernon "Jim" Mooney has filed a motion to replace the current state bird, the mockingbird, with the American flamingo. Mooney, a Republican who represents Islamorada ...