Florida lawmakers will get a chance in 2026 to ditch the common mockingbird in favor of the America flamingo as the state ...

FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — 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 Florida ...

Two Republican House members have signaled they are prepared to continue one of the statehouse’s longest running political feuds. Reps. Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, and Jim Mooney, R-Islamorada, ...

The graceful, long-legged American flamingo will join the yearly battle over bills when the Florida Legislature next meets in January. The pink-feathered creature entered the ring this week to join ...

Quick, what's the official Florida state bird? If you guessed the mockingbird, you'd be correct. However, you'd also be correct if you named the mockingbird as the official state bird of Arkansas, ...

TALLAHASSEE – For nearly a century, the mockingbird has reigned supreme as the state bird of Florida, surviving multiple coup attempts by the Florida Legislature. Once again, a lawmaker this year ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto wants the wildlife agency to renew efforts to designate a “state bird” that is unique to Florida. “The state bird of Florida ...

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 ...