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.

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 ...

Feb. 13 Another name It appears, with the ongoing total mismanagement of our tax dollars by the state government of Florida, our leadership still has the time to consider renaming our state bird. For ...

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

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

Today, the Florida House is set to hear a measure that would change one of the state’s official symbols, swapping Florida’s state bird from the mockingbird to the American flamingo. This raises a ...

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

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. Lawmakers are reviving a debate about whether the flamingo should replace the mockingbird as the state bird. They also want to make the Florida scrub jay ...

The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill 112-1 this week to designate the American flamingo as Florida's state bird and the Florid ...

Hey Florida, can we talk about our state bird? Does it really have to be the northern mockingbird? Or could we make it literally any other bird? Nothing against the northern mockingbird. Its ...