Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the mockingbird off its perch after nearly a century. It wasn’t immediately clear ...

A bill that would designate the flamingo as Florida's state bird breezed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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

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

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

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.

Supporters of the bill said it symbolizes environmental restoration in Florida, which contributed to the flamingo’s recent ...

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

Jim Mooney has launched a high-wattage campaign to elevate the flamingo to Florida’s state bird. The Republican has handed out flamingo lapel pins and 11-by-16 prints of flamingo artwork to his 119 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Even for an experienced birder like Katey Buster, whose home ornithology collection boasts 600 specimens from all 48 lower states, it was the sight of a lifetime. That of a classically ...