state bird
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of state bird
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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The eye-catching monal - the male has distinctive green, blue and copper feathers - is the state bird of India's Uttarakhand state and the national bird of Nepal, reflecting its cultural significance across the Himalayas.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Floridians are flapping over what should be the state bird.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Plus, the U.S. tech selloff picks up steam, and some Floridians want the flamingo to be the state bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Starkey hopes the snake ends up like another animal that nearly went extinct but has since rebounded — Hawaii’s state bird, the Nēnē.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
It’s a project that involves research and a lot of drawing because you'll need the flag, the state flower, the state bird, et cetera.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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