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Hello, flamingo! Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a ...
Have you seen a banded roseate spoonbill? Audubon Florida wants to know.
With bright pink feathuring and spoon-shaped bills, roseate spoonbills are one of the most unique and majestic birds in ...
Can’t kill a mockingbird: Florida state bird keeps perch as bills favoring others don’t fly
The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray ...
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Bill to change Florida’s state bird moves through legislature
SB 880, filed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Miami, has cleared a hurdle in the Senate. It is asking the state to designate ...
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Florida's state bird could be changed to American flamingo, with addition of a state songbird
Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) in Miami, replaces the state's current state bird, the northern ...
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Flamingo set to strut in as Florida's state bird, Senate bill proposes
as the state birds. See Also: Flamingos flock to Florida, staying thanks to successful habitat restoration efforts The American flamingo, celebrated for its striking pink plumage and graceful ...
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Florida lawmakers consider ousting mockingbird as state bird after nearly 100 years
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 ...
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Hello, flamingo! Florida might replace state bird after nearly 100 years
would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) as the official Florida state bird and the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) as the official Florida state ...