Two bills in Florida Legislature seek to overturn the mockingbird's nearly 100-year reign as the state bird in favor of a flamingo.

Cassowaries, native to Northern Australia and New Guinea, are flightless birds dubbed the 'most dangerous' due to their ...

The flamboyant, 5-foot-tall flamingo has been used to promote ... but have bounced back thanks to captive breeding colonies in South Florida and migratory birds flying in from elsewhere.

The flamboyant, 5-foot-tall flamingo has been used to promote ... but have bounced back thanks to captive breeding colonies in South Florida and migratory birds flying in from elsewhere.

A flamingo so pink with legs oh-so-slim– Wants to strut as the state bird, tall and prim. And not far behind, in the brush and gray– Sings a shy little buddy—the Florida Scrub Jay.

Pink flamingos appearing more often in the South Florida wild again TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s state bird could change later this year, as bills make their way through the Florida Legislature.