Every state in the US has designated a indigenous bird as its state bird. Most often these are song birds, but there are a few useful or game birds. Below are two lists of the list of state birds of the United States: one by state and one by bird name.

State Birds by State
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Alabama: Yellowhammer
Alaska: Willow Ptarmigan
Arizona: Cactus Wren
Arkansas: Mockingbird
California: California Quail
Colorado: Lark Bunting
Connecticut: Robin
Delaware: Blue Hen Chicken
Florida: Mockingbird
Georgia: Brown Thrasher
Hawaii: Hawaiian Goose
Idaho: Mountain Bluebird
Illinois: Cardinal
Indiana: Cardinal
Iowa: Eastern Goldfinch
Kansas: Western Meadowlark
Kentucky: Cardinal
Louisiana: Brown Pelican
Maine: Chickadee
Maryland: Baltimore Oriole
Massachusetts: Black-capped Chickadee
Michigan: Robin
Minnesota: Common Loon
Mississippi: Mockingbird
Missouri: Eastern Bluebird
Montana: Western Meadowlark
Nebraska: Western Meadowlark
Nevada: Mountain Bluebird
New Hampshire: Purple Finch
New Jersey: American Goldfinch
New Mexico: Roadrunner
New York: Eastern Bluebird
North Carolina: Cardinal
North Dakota: Western Meadowlark
Ohio: Cardinal
Oklahoma: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Oregon: Western Meadowlark
Pennsylvania: Ruffed Grouse
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Red (fowl)
South Carolina: Carolina Wren
South Dakota: Ring-Necked Pheasant
Tennessee: Mockingbird
Texas: Mockingbird
Utah: California Gull
Vermont: Hermit Thrush
Virginia: Cardinal
Washington: American Goldfinch
West Virginia: Cardinal
Wisconsin: Robin
Wyoming: Western Meadowlark

State Birds by Bird
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American Goldfinch (2): New Jersey, Washington
Baltimore Oriole: Maryland
Black-capped Chickadee: Massachusetts
Blue Hen Chicken: Delaware
Brown Pelican: Louisiana
Brown Thrasher: Georgia
Cactus Wren: Arizona
California Gull: Utah
California Quail: California
Cardinal (7): Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia
Carolina Wren: South Carolina
Chickadee: Maine
Common Loon: Minnesota
Eastern Bluebird (2): Missouri, New York
Eastern Goldfinch: Iowa
Hawaiian Goose: Hawaii
Hermit Thrush: Vermont
Lark Bunting: Colorado
Mockingbird (5): Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas
Mountain Bluebird: Idaho, Nevada
Purple Finch: New Hampshire
Rhode Island Red (fowl): Rhode Island
Ring-Necked Pheasant: South Dakota
Roadrunner: New Mexico
Robin (3): Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin
Ruffed Grouse: Pennsylvania
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: Oklahoma
Western Meadowlark (6): Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming
Willow Ptarmigan: Alaska
Yellowhammer: Alabama

These representative birds are often pictured on souvenirs plates and postcards for the state. Look for them as you travel.

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